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.

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Ages 3-5

  • Balls

  • 10 Minutes

  1. Ball Games
  2. Core Playground Games and Sports

Catch and Pass Volleyball ›

kids standing in circle in gymnasium
kids standing in circle in gymnasium
  • 11+ Players

  • Grades 3-5

  • Cones

  • 15-20 Minutes

  1. Ball Games
  2. Cooperative Games
  3. Indoor Game
  4. Recess Games
  5. Rotational Games

Celebrity Dodgeball ›

This is a great game for older students during indoor recess. In this game, players work together to throw a dodgeball at the chosen “celebrity”. This is a dodgeball variation!

  • Ages 3-5

  • None

Cha Cha Slide ›

girl with cones
girl with cones
  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Ages 3-5

  • Chairs

  • 15 - 25 Minutes

  1. Minute Movers/Energizer Games

Chair Aerobics ›

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Grades 3-5

  • No equipment needed

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Indoor Game

Chair Game ›

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Ages 3-5

  • None

  • 10 Minutes

  1. Tag Games

Chair Tag ›

  • Any Size

  • Ages 3-5

  • None

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Icebreaker

Charades Relay ›

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Grades 3-5

  • None

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Indoor Game
  2. Tag Games

Charades Tag ›

  • Grades 1-2

  • No equipment needed

Chuck Race ›