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.

  • 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…

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Tag Games

Off the Ground Tag ›

  • 3-5 Players

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • 10 Minutes

  1. Tag Games

Pac Tag ›

  • Any Size

  • Ages 3-5

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Readiness Games
  2. Tag Games

Rock Paper Scissor Tag ›

kids running outside
kids running outside
  • 6-10 Players

  • Grades 1-2

  • Chalk

  • 5-10 Minutes

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

Scramble ›

This is a quick paced, rotational game. In this game, players have to stay on the lines of a foursquare court and avoid getting tagged by the Chef!

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Recess Games
  2. Tag Games

Sharks and Minnows ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  1. Tag Games

Shout Tag ›

  • Grades 1-2

  • Chalk

  1. Tag Games

Shrink Tag ›