Category: Gr 4

Knock It Off

· ALL, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, Outdoor, Soccer

Grade level: 3-8
Equipment: Cones, soccer balls, tennis balls
Game Description: In this game partners work together by taking turns kicking the soccer ball at the target cones in order to knock off the tennis balls balanced on top. It’s great practice for the passing or kicking skill, as well as a good amount of cardio work. Many groups can be set-up throughout the field or gym to maximize contacts with the ball and accuracy improvement. Read More →

Crackerball

· ALL, Dodgeball, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8

Grade level: 3-8
Equipment: Dodgeballs
Game Description: See how long you can survive in the middle! This every-man-for-himself dodgeball game uses the basketball court lines as the playing area. Great for spatial awareness, dodging, throwing, and of course lots of running. Read More →

Bandits

· ALL, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, Soccer

Grade level: 3-8
Equipment: Foam balls, pinnies
Game Description: The Bandits attempt to kick the balls away from the players who are spread out along the gym floor. As the players move around dribbling, passing, and escaping to open areas, the bandits try to get rid of their ball by kicking it away and into a wall! Read More →

Everybody’s It

· ALL, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, No Equipment!, Outdoor, Tag

Grade level: 1-8
Equipment: None
Game Description: ‘Everybody’s It’ is a classic all-time favorite tag game with non-stop action! Everybody is it, and everybody can also get tagged. If a player gets tagged, he must sit where he was tagged. He is stuck down until the player who tagged him gets tagged, and then he’s back up. It’s that simple! This is a very active game; lots of running. If players are sitting too long then the teacher can yell out, “free pass” and then they can get back up. If players tag eachother at the same time then they play a round of ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ to see who sits. Read More →

Boomerang

· ALL, Dodgeball, Fun, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6

Grade level: 1-6
Equipment: Foam balls
Game Description: In ‘Boomerang’ players will throw, roll, dodge, jump, run, share, and have a tonne of fun. This is an active target game that covers a wide range of skills. Read More →

Goalies Galore

· ALL, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, Soccer

Grade level: 4-8
Equipment: Foam balls
Game Description: Massively fun game to practice dribbling, shooting, and goaltending in soccer – lots of goalies, lots of balls, lots of laughs! Read More →

Mental Math Warm-up

· ALL, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, Literacy, Warm-up

Grade level: 1-8
Equipment: None
Game Description: Although this is not an actual game, it’s an interesting way to run a basic warm-up while also adding some mental sharpening skills. A warm-up for both the physical and mental! Read More →

Team Ball Tag

· ALL, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, Tag

Grade level: 3-8
Equipment: Foam balls, pinnies
Game Description: Team Ball Tag gets players moving in teams to try to tag other teams with foam balls. Read More →

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