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StrongSelf Parachutes

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Combine physical activity with social-emotional learning, helping students build important life skills through movement. Designed for schools, these parachutes support active, engaging learning while reinforcing positive character traits.

Integrate Social-Emotional Learning into PE

Each parachute features clearly displayed traits such as Honesty, Respect, Inclusivity, Empathy, Leadership, and Kindness, along with their definitions. This design allows teachers to naturally incorporate meaningful discussions and lessons into activities, creating a well-rounded learning experience that goes beyond physical movement.

Durable Design for Easy Daily Use

Available in two sizes, this parachute is constructed from durable polyester and built to last in high-use environments with varying class needs. A 1/2" thick rope around the perimeter adds strength and provides an easy grip, while double-stitched handles ensure long-term durability. A reinforced mesh center helps keep balls in play and supports consistent activity flow, while an included oversized mesh storage bag makes transportation and organization simple.

The parachute meets ASTM F963 Flammability Standard requirements for safe school use.

Key Specs and Benefits

  • Construction: Combines physical activity with social-emotional learning, featuring key traits such as respect, empathy, and leadership
  • Material: Durable polyester construction is built to last
  • Sizing: Choose between 24' or 30' diameters to support different group needs
  • Handles: Double-stitched to each panel to provide secure holding points
    • 24’ dia, 18 handles
    • 30’ dia, 24 handles
  • Compliance: ASTM F963 Flammability Standard
  • Storage: Oversized mesh bag makes transportation simple

Bring character development into your PE program with engaging, meaningful activities. Choose StrongSelf Parachutes today and support both movement and student growth.

There are endless activity options for your program! You can easily integrate parachute games into warm-ups, cooperative units, or movement exploration lessons. The following activities develop coordination, helping to teach locomotor, non-locomotor, manipulative, and body control skills in both small and large group settings. Let the games begin!

  • Popcorn Pandemonium: Place small, lightweight balls on top of the parachute. Students work together to shake the parachute and pop the balls into the air, erupting like a volcano to teach arm strength, timing, and coordination. Have students use waves to push objects to the other side or attempt to catch them as skills progress. 
  • Wave Maker: Students create waves of different sizes or follow rhythm-based cues together, helping develop timing, cooperation, and upper-body coordination. Assign weather types (ex: Thunder = Hard Shaking, Rain = Slow Up & Down, Sun = Standing Still) to keep students engaged.
  • Exploration Stations: Call out colors, numbers, categories or more and have students run or crawl under the parachute to switch spots before it falls. This will teach students listening skills, quick decision-making, and agility—and is easy to adjust for varying skill levels!
  • Umbrellas, Mountains, and Igloos, Oh My! Students lift the parachute high to make a mushroom shape, then bring it down to trap air to create different variations; create a mountain by sitting with knees around the edge of the parachute, an umbrella by stepping underneath the dome, and then an igloo by sitting around the inside edge. This will help develop timing, cooperation, and spatial awareness skills!
  • Cat & Mouse Chase: Students move around or underneath the parachute playing tag games. A "mouse" moves underneath while a "cat" tries to find them with guidance from the group, teaching locomotor skills, reaction time, and strategic movement. Need more direction? This blog has a demonstration! 
  • Skill-Building Bulls-Eye: Incorporating this versatile parachute will allow students to turn cooperative movement into precision-based games. Develop control and endurance or catching/tossing skills using specific color zones to create cross-curricular lessons!

Looking for ideas for older students? Team Critter Quest is a great lesson plan from PE Teacher Tim Mueller, who details how to play here, or join us on PE Universe to connect with other PE teachers to find new ideas!