Recreation Nation

By J.R. Ewing, Carla Medrano, Kasey Miller, Kelli Francis

What is Recreation?
Recreation is about activities, pastimes, and experiences which are freely chosen. They are usually undertaken in free time and produce feelings of well being, fulfilment, enjoyment, relaxation and satisfaction.

Why is Recreation Important?

o Promoting physical fitness and health, o Developing the spirit of teamwork and fair play, o Building feelings of accomplishment, self-fulfillment and selfexpression, o Offering worthwhile uses of leisure time that provide long-term satisfaction, o Developing useful skills, mental abilities and creativity, o Providing enjoyable social experiences, o Promoting wholesome activities for youth. o Providing oversight for children of working parents during the summer and after school. o Allowing opportunities for people to learn to relate to different types of people Why Recreation is Important Video

Recreation Helps You and Others

o Healthy Active People reducesses stress and depression builds stronger individuals and families help break down cultural barriers engages people people feel a connection to the place in which they are at o Social Engagement

o Community Spirit

o Environmental Responsibility

parks and natural areas protect the habitat

can reduce pollution if we decide to walk or ride a bike instead of driving

o For the Economy

Kinds of Recreational Activities

Indoor Activities Reading Writing Computer/Video Games Playing Cards Dance Music Indoor Games e.g. pool, table tennis, indoor tennis, badminton, racquetball or squash

Outdoor Recreational Activities

Hiking Camping Fishing Sailing Scuba Diving Skateboarding Skiing Swimming Surfing

Ways to add Educational Value

- Read a reading list for the next year, work on accelerated

reader list. - There are plenty of free poetry publishing sites, write and get published. - Research your favorite topic and create a presentation. - On your hike catalogue your findings e.g. different trees, plants, animals. - Again you can catalogue the different types of fish that are in the lake and calculate your odds at catching a certain fish. ex. you have a 1 in 5 chance at catching a catfish. - You can calculate approximately how many miles of slopes you ski.

Children with Disabilities

Are there activities they can enjoy in Kansas? Can they play sports if they have a disability? There are hundreds of adaptive sports options available to children with disabilities

Sports are a great way to enjoy socializing with friends, teammates, and competitors while also building physical strength, resiliency, teamwork skills and selfconfidence. Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns
Links to locations CKCMO Depts ParksandRecreation Kansas City Summer Camps special needs

Google Maps
Recreation Places

Quiz
Recreation Nation Quiz

Resources
http://www.recrend.freeservers.com/about.html http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/09/comic-con-wrestles-business-out-ofchaos/?hpt=li_c http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/555568/South-Africa/260153/Sports-andrecreation http://www.buzzle.com/articles/types-of-recreation.html http://leisurelines.blogspot.com/2005/07/types-of-recreation.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mVwIcDDicg Why is recreation so important? (article) Why recreation is important for kids? Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns CKCMO Depts ParksandRecreation Kansas City Summer Camps special needs