Group Size: Small Group (1-10)

  • Small Group (1-10)

  • Grades 1-2

  • Balls

  1. Ball Games
  2. Recess Games

Basketball ‘Playworks’ ›

Students run to a new corner on a Switch
Students run to a new corner on a Switch

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Autonomous/Self-access Games
  2. Indoor Game
  3. Recess Games
  4. Rotational Games

Switch ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • Balls

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Ball Games
  2. Indoor Game
  3. Readiness Games

Concentration Ball ›

  • Small Group (1-10)

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Tag Games

Triangle Tag ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • Bean Bags

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Tag Games

Frog Catcher ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 3-5

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Icebreaker
  2. Indoor Game

Zip, Zap, Pop ›

In this sequencing game, students will develop comfort with their peers and strengthen their concentration skills. To begin, teach the students a hand gesture to go with the words “Zip,”…

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • Cones

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Icebreaker

I See, I See! ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • No equipment needed

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Indoor Game
  2. Readiness Games

Indoor Hopscotch ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

Iron Lungs ›