Category: Small Group

Jump The River

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

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)

Shoe Relay

· ALL, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, K, No Equipment!, Small Group, Team-building

Grade level: K-6
Equipment: None (shoes)
Game Description: Try something different with a simple shoe relay: use as a warm-up, team-building, or just to do try something new!

Together Ball

· ALL, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Small Group, Team-building

Grade level: 2-6
Equipment: Giant Ball, Pool Noodles, Exercise Mats
Game Description: Work together, be friends, score goals!

Pair Running

· ALL, Fitness, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, Large Group, No Equipment!, Outdoor, Small Group

Grade level: 3-8
Equipment: None
Game Description: A German running method – literally means “Pair Run” – Wunderbar! (Thanks Brian Loeppky)

The BEST Rock Paper Scissors Battle

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

Grade level: K-8
Equipment: Hula Hoops
Game Description: This game is amazing. Players have a super fun RPS battle that they won’t soon forget. 2 teams faceoff across from eachother. Place a bunch of hula hoops between teams in a line. 1 player from each team hops towards the other, and when they meet, they RPS. Loser must jump out and join the end of the line while the winner keeps advancing. Meanwhile the next player in line from the losing side jumps in and hops towards the opponent. It’s a bit hard to explain through text, so watch the video to see this awesome game in action!

Dude Perfect

· ALL, Fun, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, Outdoor, Small Group

Grade level: 5-8
Equipment: Variety
Game Description: Inspired by the Dude Perfect trick shots, this game gets students practicing their own myriad of skills and trickshots for a fun physical education class. Choose a bunch of tricks to try out, using whatever equipment and area that you have, break off in groups, and get going! Have groups invent their own tricks, and even do video recordings of their amazing shots.

Snow Pizza

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

Grade level: K-6
Equipment: Snow (or sand or concrete pad & chalk)
Game Description: Here’s a fun game to play in the fresh snow (thanks to a friend of mine Richard Turenne)! If you don’t have snow, try using sand or a cement pad and sidwalk chalk! First, players need to follow the leader (the teacher) who makes a pizza shape in the fresh snow by trailblazing a path. Throughout the process, stop and ask math questions related to fractions as you create a pizza shape (full, halves, quarters, etc). Once it’s created, time to PLAY! One player starts as a tagger in the middle of the pizza. The rest of the players start along the pizza crust. The tagger, known as the big bad pizza man or woman, will go and try to tag someone. EVERYONE MUST STAY ON THE LINES/PATHWAY. When someone gets caught, that player becomes the new tagger. Vary the size of your pizza circle depending on your numbers. ENJOY!

5 Soccer Circle Ideas

· ALL, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, Large Group, Outdoor, Small Group, Soccer

Grade level: 4-8
Equipment: Soccerballs, cones
Game Description: Here are 5 soccer circle ideas you can use to work on passing (and dribbling) as well as more skills! They range from simple to moderately advanced and there’s really not much more to say about them – just find some space, bring a whole bunch of soccerballs, and have fun. Turn them into 5 different stations that groups rotate through, or have everyone doing the same one at the same time then switch to the next, or whatever works for your situation!

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