Game Tag: Cooperative Games

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 middle. This game has several variations and can be modified to for students of different ages or abilities.

Blue Playworks ball used in Silent Ball game
Blue Playworks ball used in Silent Ball game
  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Ages 3-5

  • Balls

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Ball Games
  2. Cooperative Games

Team Ball Race ›

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Ages 6-10

  • None

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Cooperative Games
  2. Icebreaker
  3. Readiness Games

Fishbowl ›

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 ›

  • Any Size

  • Ages 6-10

  • None

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Cooperative Games
  2. Indoor Game

Tower of Power ›

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Ages 3-5

  • Bases

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Cooperative Games
  2. Recess Games
  3. Tag Games

Helping Hands Tag ›

In Helping Hands Tag, students need a “helping hand” from another student to get back in the game after being tagged. Use this game to help students remember that it is OK to ask for help when they are feeling stuck.

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Ages 6-10

  • None

  1. Cooperative Games
  2. Indoor Game

Whoosh Ball ›

  • Any Size

  • Ages 6-10

  • Balls

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Ball Games
  2. Cooperative Games
  3. Indoor Game

Patintero ›

Get those butterfly fingers ready and jump into the grid for Patintero. This traditional game from the Philippines will have students tagging, evading, and laughing as they try and cross from one side to the next.