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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  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Grades 3-5

  • Chalk

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Indoor Game

Key Punch ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 3-5

  • Jump Ropes

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Icebreaker
  2. Indoor Game

Knots on a Rope ›

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

  • Hula Hoops

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Indoor Game
  2. Readiness Games

Lava Game ›

The ground has become HOT “Lava” and the only way across is using hula hoops as leaping pads. Can your students get from one side to the other without touching…

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Ages 6-10

  • Bean Bags

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Cooperative Games
  2. Indoor Game

Let’s Go Fishing ›

This game promotes team building and many skills such as problem-solving, leadership, cooperation, teamwork, listening, creative thinking and conflict resolution.

Playworks school children safely playing Evolution recess games
Playworks school children safely playing Evolution recess games
  • Any Size

  • Ages 6-10

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Indoor Game
  2. Readiness Games

Level Up ›

It’s a bird . . . It’s a plane . . . It’s a recess hero! In Level Up, players unlock superpowers like strength, speed, and even flight. Students “level…

kids playing indoor game
kids playing indoor game
  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Grades 3-5

  • Chairs

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Cooperative Games
  2. Icebreaker
  3. Indoor Game

Magic Mind Trick ›

This is a great icebreaker, minute mover, or indoor recess game! In this game, students form a circle with one player taking the role of the “Mind Reader” in the…

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Indoor Game
  2. Tag Games

Marco Polo ›

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Indoor Game

Mouse Trap ›