How to Play: Ghostbusters

How to Play: Ghostbusters
A Health Literacy Book
By Shastidy Sterling
Photographed by Carmen Sterling
Why health literacy?
Health literacy is an important educational component in inspiring children to participate in physical activity. Physical activity can lower the rates of childhood obesity in our society and can help children achieve normal motor development. Why is this book written in this form?
This book is written in a procedural format so that children will know how to play the game after reading it. Children will know what equipment is needed for the game and how to organize themselves. They will also know the rules of the game. To play this game you will need...
Equal number of players
A large, open play area
And a Nerf ball or other soft ball for each player in the ghostbusters group
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Step #1‐
Split the players into two groups. One group are the ghostbusters and the other group are the ghosts. Each ghostbuster is armed with a Nerf ball. Ghosts
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Ghostbusters
Step #2‐
Spread out and start the game!
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Ghostbusters can catch the ghosts by throwing the ball at them and hitting them. 4
Ghosts are frozen for “10 Mississippis” and regain their power after the ten counts. “...Five Mississippi, Six Mississippi, Seven Mississippi....”
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Ghosts can “slime” a ghostbuster by tagging them on the back.
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After “sliming” the ghostbuster, the ghost can take the ghostbuster’s ball and throw it as far as they can. 7
The ghostbuster is disarmed and can not catch a ghost again until they retrieve their ball. 8
Make sure you switch groups so that everyone gets a chance to be a ghostbuster!
The End!
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How to play: Ghostbusters
Author: Shastidy Sterling
Photographer: Carmen Sterling
This book was created to inform children about the rules and how to play the game Ghostbusters. This game is easily played by all children regardless of their age or their ability.
Resource: Children in Sport: A Fundamental Skill Development Program www.sasksport.sk.ca/cis/cis.html
This book was developed in partial fulfillment of KIN 180: Growth and Development course at the University of Regina, 2013.
Picture Acknowledgements:
Thank‐you to my family for being the subjects in the photographs!
About the Author:
Shastidy is a first year Kinesiology student at the University of Regina. She was born and raised in Weyburn, Saskatchewan.