Grade level: K-4 Equipment: foam balls, cones Game Description: Here are 3 relay ideas with an ice cream theme to use as a team-building, stand-alone, or field day event!
Grade level: K-4 Equipment: Lots of beanbags (or other small objects), hula hoops Game Description: A fun new game idea for Kindergarten to grade 4 students. It’s a race to see which team collects the most fish, but with some special rules (thanks to Lee Ruark).
Grade level: K-3 Equipment: stuffed animal (cow), or ball Game Description: Here’s a unique throwing and catching team-building circle game idea. If you have a cow stuffy, that’d be the best, but you could also use some type of ball. A silly game with lots of laughs (thanks Gillian Boal-Thowson)!
Grade level: 2-8 Equipment: Cones, hula hoops Game Description: Saw online that someone changed up Joe Defreitas’ original Home Alone game and added a teamwork strategy version. So I optimized the idea with my own students it, and here it is. It might be best played after playing a round of Home Alone the original, but definitely doesn’t have to be! Also a great Christmas holiday PE game!
Grade level: 1-8 Equipment: Projector Game Description: A 5-minute interactive and active warm-up/workout. This one has an adventure theme all over the world with people, places, and things of all sorts. Included fitness activities such as jogging, jumping, swinging, climbing and more. A Physedgames version to play in PE class!
Grade level: K-4 Equipment: Cones, 4 foam balls Game Description: Some students are dogs (they can act like a dog if they want). The dogs are trying to chase people away from their yard. Another fun tag game idea to try in your PE class (thanks to Deric Hafer).
Grade level: 1-8 Equipment: 4 cones Game Description: Such a simple warm-up idea that students really enjoy. Once players know how to play it, it’s an instant activity to use to get your PE class started. Also doesn’t require any equipment really, except for 4 cones. It could be played anywhere, and is another great large group game! Guaranteed fun and movement.