Game Library

Need a group game for 30 kindergarteners, indoors, in a pinch? Trying to convince 5th graders 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 inviting for everyone.

  • Grades 1-2

  • Chalk

  1. Tag Games

Shrink Tag ›

Blue Playworks ball used in Silent Ball game
Blue Playworks ball used in Silent Ball game
  • Pre K/K

  • Bouncy Balls

  1. Ball Games

Silent Ball ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • Dodgeballs

  1. Indoor Game

Silent Ball at the Museum ›

  • Pre K/K

  • None

Simon Says ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • Jump Ropes

  • Less Than 10 minutes

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

Snake ›

Children playing recess game called Sneak
Children playing recess game called Sneak
  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Ages 6-10

  • Balls

  1. Ball Games
  2. Cooperative Games
  3. Tag Games

Sneak ›

  • Pre K/K

  • Bouncy Balls

Snowball Alley ›

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Grades 1-2

  • Kickballs

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Ball Games
  2. Recess Games

Soccer ›