Category: K

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).

Rush Hour

· ALL, Fun, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, K, Large Group, No Equipment!, Warm-up

Grade level: K-3
Equipment: None
Game Description: A simple game. A ‘try not to crash’ game. And actually another really fun game. It’s a fantastic LARGE GROUP game too! (Thanks to Jiang Xiaolei)

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!

Gift Delivery

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

Grade level: K-3
Equipment: cones, poly spots, milk crates, “presents”
Game Description: One more fun and new Christmas physical education game idea. This one comes from Deric Hafer, you know, the same Deric that has had many of the best game ideas! It’s a team-building game that gets players working together to deliver presents to the chimneys. Try it out this holiday season and let me know how it goes!

Snowball Races

· ALL, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, K, Warm-up

Grade level: K-4
Equipment: cones, exercise balls, optional Christmas music
Game Description: Another Christmas physical education game idea. It’s simple, yet really fun! Players will be in relay teams. Each group will get a large exercise ball, which represents their snowball. And they’re going to run! And they’re going to race! They must keep control of the ball. Play your favourite upbeat Christmas music for extra excitement. Also great as a warm-up.

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