Category: Gr 2

Wake Up Bear

· ALL, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, K, No Equipment!, Outdoor, Small Group, Warm-up

Grade level: K-4
Equipment: None
Game Description: A circle game idea that includes hunters, bears, anticipation, excitement, quick starts, stopping, dodging, listening, counting, and more! (Thanks Myriam Velez-Ferrer)

Ice Cream Cone Relays

· ALL, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, K, Large Group, Outdoor, Small Group, Team-building, Warm-up

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!

Eagles vs Seahawks

· ALL, Fun, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, K, Outdoor, Tag

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).

Mooshake

· ALL, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, K, Team-building

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)!

Reindeer Roundup

· ALL, Fun, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, K, Large Group, Tag

Grade level: K-6
Equipment: Hula hoops, pool noodles
Game Description: A Christmas game for the holidays (thanks to Angela Crepeele).

Home Alone 2

· ALL, Fun, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8

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!

Immersive Workout ADVENTURE All Ages Brain Break

· ALL, Brain Breaks, Fitness, Fun, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, Large Group, Small Group, Warm-up

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!

Backyard Dog Tag

· ALL, Fun, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, K, Large Group, Outdoor, Tag

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).

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