Grade level: K-8
Equipment: Pins, Throwing Objects (crazier the better)
Game Description: Put down your pins, and get throwing! Super fun, different ways to play for all grades.
Category: Gr 2
Bounce Ball
Grade level: 2-8
Equipment: Exercise ball, laundry basket (or rubber bin), ball to throw
Game Description: Here’s a super easy throwing, catching, and reacting game. It can be done as a stand-alone activity, or part of a station. Or set-up a few of them and have teams go at it in a competition.
Tight Spaces Tag
Grade level: 2-8
Equipment: Flags
Game Description: A really fun and dynamic tag game for almost all ages (thanks Deric Hafer)!
Birds in a Nest
Grade level: K-4
Equipment: Hula hoops
Game Description: This is a great 3-part progression that has basically 3 games in 1. It’s one of my favourites especially with Kindergartens. Gets players moving around and communicating/strategizing in different ways.
Pizza Party
Grade level: K-2
Equipment: Hula hoops, bean bags
Game Description: Get the students moving and making pizzas in this classic pizza relay game.
Cleanies vs Messies
Grade level: K-3
Equipment: Cones, Soccerballs (for soccer variations)
Game Description: 5 different ways to play this updated version of Knockemdowners. It really is a classic game, students really move, and practice a variety of skills in fun variations which can be used in any primary PE class or football (soccer) program!
Pirate Ships
Grade level: 1-6
Equipment: Cones, hula hoops, beanbags
Game Description: This one is a new favourite. A little bit of a Capture the Flag feel to it – groups of pirates work together to try and steal the treasure off of the defender ship. NON-STOP ACTION, players really move in this great game idea thanks to Deric Hafer.
Sneak & React
Grade level: K-8
Equipment: None
Game Description: Great for all ages, super fun. Works on reaction timing. Use this one as an instant activity or a warm-up but it can be a stand alone game as well. You also don’t need any equipment either.
Gorilla Man Gun
Grade level: 2-7
Equipment: None
Game Description: A great game idea with no equipment needed! 3 different actions or poses: Gorilla, Man, and Gun. Uses the ‘Rock Paper Scissors’ format with a running portion and competition as well. Sure to get kids moving and having fun with decisive actions, movement execution, and chasing/fleeing. (Thanks to Angela Pilcher)
Jump The River
Grade level: K-8
Equipment: 2 skipping ropes
Game Description: Super simple, super fun jumping activity, especially for long jump practice :p (Thanks Deric Hafer)