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.

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  • 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 ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 3-5

  • Jump Ropes

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Cooperative Games

Jump Challenge ›

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jumprope graphic
  • Small Group (1-10)

  • Grades 1-2

  • Jump Ropes

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Autonomous/Self-access Games
  2. Recess Games

Jump Rope/Double Dutch ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • Jump Ropes

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Indoor Game
  2. Recess Games
  3. Rotational Games

Jump the River ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • Balls

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Ball Games

Keep Away Soccer ›

coach instructing students
coach instructing students
  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Indoor Game
  2. Readiness Games

Land, Sea, Air ›

This game of concentration and movement reinforces listening skills and self-control. Use this interactive game indoors, outdoors, as a brain break, or when transitioning to a new activity.

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Indoor Game

Mouse Trap ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 3-5

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Icebreaker
  2. Indoor Game
  3. Tag Games

Name Touch ›

Knowing each other’s names builds community, and what better way to memorize names than through a tag game? In this fast-paced game, students form a circle with one student leader…