Category: Gr 4

Beanbag Battle

· ALL, Fun, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Outdoor, Small Group

Grade level: 1-6
Equipment: Cones, Hula hoops, beanbags, container or basket
Game Description: A stand-alone game, station idea, or field day activity. Teams face-off in a beanbag battle (Thanks to Jason Rosenberg for this game idea)!

Taggers vs All

· ALL, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Tag

Grade level: K-6
Equipment: Poly spots
Game Description: Another fun wave game that has the Taggers Vs All in a competition. (Thanks Deric Hafer for the idea)

Sprinters

· ALL, Fitness, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, K, No Equipment!, Outdoor, Small Group, Warm-up

Grade level: K-8
Equipment: Cones
Game Description: Who likes to sprint?! OK, probably not many people. But in this game, the participants might actually enjoy it (at least a little bit). That’s the hope. It’s a very easy idea: on every blow of the whistle, players will sprint and even try to catch the person in front of them. Then the groups rotate. Repeat, repeat, etc, etc.

Collect Them All

· ALL, Fun, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, K, Small Group, Soccer, Team-building

Grade level: K-8
Equipment: Hula hoops, balls
Game Description: Here’s a teamwork and team-building game that you can use with any age level (even adults can play). Teams work together to collect as many balls as they can. Use foam balls, volleyballs, pickleballs, whiffle balls, whatever balls you have actually! It’s a quick and fun activity; and as always make sure to discuss positive ways to work as a team (decisions, words, listening, guiding, etc) as opposed to fighting, arguing, bossing around, etc.

Target Toys

· ALL, Fun, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, K, Small Group

Grade level: K-4
Equipment: cones, hula hoops, foam balls, items (toys, stuffies, beanbags, etc)
Game Description: Step up your rolling game in ‘Target Toys’. Or choose to kick instead. Just like the name says, players will target the toys and try to collect them. The team with the most toys wins!

Hoop Rollers

· ALL, Fun, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, K, Small Group

Grade level: K-8
Equipment: cones, hula hoops, balls
Game Description: Try out this new rolling activity. Relay teams roll their ball to see which team can collect the most hoops. Stealing is also an option (not in a bad way but a ‘fun’ way of stealing). Thanks to Emily Roberts for this one!

Bench Dodgeball

· ALL, Dodgeball, Fun, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, Large Group

Grade level: 4-8
Equipment: benches, dodgeballs
Game Description: It’s the classic game of bench dodgeball, at least I think it’s a classic. It might just be classic for me? Note: this game is different from BENCHBALL (where you try to get all players onto the bench – that’s not a dodgeball game, though it’s also a really good game). In this game, you try to help your players get OFF the bench. Mrs. Gracie at my school really likes to play this game when I’m away. The kids really like it and of course, it works on lots of skills!

2 Ball

· ALL, Dodgeball, Fun, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8

Grade level: 4-8
Equipment: cones, 2 soft balls, jerseys
Game Description: Here is Steve Mercado’s next game idea. It’s simply an amazing game. After playing, creating, and sharing games for MANY years, I think this might even be the best all-around game of them all. Involves lots of different skills, strategies, movement, teamwork, and more. You need to try this game, you’ll be happy you did. Thanks Steve!

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