Game Library

Need a group game for 30 kindergarteners, indoors, in a pinch? Trying to convince 5th grader boys to stop hogging the ball? We have you covered.

Explore hundreds of games by group size, available space and equipment, appropriate ages, and developmental skills. Our games are designed to keep all kids playing. You will see lots of games where everyone is “it”, ground-rules that keep games manageable for recess supervisors, skill-building variations on students’ favorite sports, and other adaptations that make games fun and inclusive for everyone.

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Grades 3-5

  • None

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Indoor Game
  2. Tag Games

Elbow Tag ›

little girl smiling
little girl smiling
  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-5

  • No equipment needed

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Indoor Game
  2. virtual

Emotion Freeze ›

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Readiness Games
  2. Tag Games

Everyone’s It Tag ›

Playworks school children safely playing Evolution recess games
Playworks school children safely playing Evolution recess games
  • 11+ Players

  • All Ages

  • None

  • 5-10 Minutes

  1. Indoor Game
  2. Readiness Games

Evolution ›

On the playground, most conflicts can be solved with a good ol’ fashioned game of Rock, Paper, Scissors (also called Roshambo). Use this simple playground tool as a means to…

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Grades 1-2

  • Cones

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Readiness Games
  2. Rotational Games
  3. Tag Games

Fake Out ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Readiness Games

Find a Place ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Icebreaker

Find Somebody Who ›

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Ages 6-10

  • None

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Cooperative Games
  2. Icebreaker
  3. Readiness Games

Fishbowl (Fish Bowl) ›