{"id":2624,"date":"2020-12-15T11:09:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/2020\/12\/15\/top-6-games-to-play-virtually\/"},"modified":"2020-12-15T14:22:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T19:22:59","slug":"top-6-games-to-play-virtually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/2020\/12\/15\/top-6-games-to-play-virtually\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 6 Games to Play Virtually"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many educators have risen to the challenge of transitioning their lessons to accommodate virtual education, and Playworks has been helping educators ensure play remains in every child\u2019s day, even online. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Kids prioritize play, and with our support educators are leveraging play when teaching virtually in order to keep kids engaged, active, and to build community<\/strong>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through play, kids relieve stress, build community, release extra energy, and practice social-emotional skills. By including quick games throughout the school day, kids can come back to lessons refocused and ready to learn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After several months of distance learning, our Playworks Coaches have created <strong>a list of their favorite games and brain breaks that translate simply and smoothly to a virtual environment<\/strong>. These activities are easily modified for kids, and adults, to play together via video calls. Use these games now to keep kids engaged and ensure every kid can experience safe and healthy play every day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Top 6 Games to Play Virtually<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dance Freeze<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How to play: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Freeze-Dance-Keep-Playing-Brain-Break-Jan-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Freeze-Dance-Keep-Playing-Brain-Break-Jan-2021.jpg 1275w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Freeze-Dance-Keep-Playing-Brain-Break-Jan-2021-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Freeze-Dance-Keep-Playing-Brain-Break-Jan-2021-967x1024.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Freeze-Dance-Keep-Playing-Brain-Break-Jan-2021-768x813.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Freeze-Dance-Keep-Playing-Brain-Break-Jan-2021-1020x1080.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Freeze-Dance-Keep-Playing-Brain-Break-Jan-2021-680x720.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Freeze-Dance-Keep-Playing-Brain-Break-Jan-2021-453x480.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Freeze-Dance-Keep-Playing-Brain-Break-Jan-2021-567x600.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Freeze-Dance-Keep-Playing-Brain-Break-Jan-2021-315x333.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Extra tips for virtual delivery:<\/strong> Play music in the slide for better sound quality. If Wifi isn\u2019t strong enough to stream, music can also be played from within the leader\u2019s home and picked up by the computer\u2019s microphone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h3><strong>Tomato<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How to play: <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h5UznlZqwAk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Works best with:<\/strong> 2nd-5th grade, best with less than 20 participants<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Extra tips for virtual delivery:<\/strong> If the person answering questions with &#8220;tomato&#8221; smiles or laughs, they must balance something on their head for the remainder of the game\/next round. Objects like toilet paper roll, bowl, big spoon, book, etc., make the game extra funny!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>My DVD Player<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How to play:<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2627 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/My-DVD-Player-Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-DEC-20202-967x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/My-DVD-Player-Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-DEC-20202-967x1024.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/My-DVD-Player-Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-DEC-20202-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/My-DVD-Player-Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-DEC-20202-768x813.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/My-DVD-Player-Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-DEC-20202-1020x1080.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/My-DVD-Player-Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-DEC-20202-680x720.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/My-DVD-Player-Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-DEC-20202-453x480.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/My-DVD-Player-Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-DEC-20202-567x600.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/My-DVD-Player-Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-DEC-20202-315x333.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/My-DVD-Player-Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-DEC-20202.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Extra tips for virtual delivery:<\/strong> All motions happen &#8216;standing&#8217; in place. Empower kids to think of buttons and actions to add to the remote for additional challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Blizzard<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How to play:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jiLSAwNPBlw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Works best with:<\/strong> 2nd-5th grades, any group size, can be played alone<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Extra tips for virtual delivery: <\/strong>Rather than just trying to catch the snowflakes each time, have kids do a different motion after they throw up the snowflakes and before they try to catch them, such as: spin around once, do two jumping jacks, do two star jumps, touch your toes, touch something blue, etc. You can also switch out what object it is that you&#8217;re trying to catch to make the game easier or more difficult. Some ideas are: pieces of paper, rolled up pairs of socks, plastic bags, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h3><strong>What Changed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How to play:<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2629 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-October-What-Changed-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-October-What-Changed-1-scaled.jpg 2418w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-October-What-Changed-1-scaled-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-October-What-Changed-1-scaled-967x1024.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-October-What-Changed-1-scaled-768x813.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-October-What-Changed-1-scaled-1451x1536.jpg 1451w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-October-What-Changed-1-scaled-1934x2048.jpg 1934w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-October-What-Changed-1-scaled-1020x1080.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-October-What-Changed-1-scaled-680x720.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-October-What-Changed-1-scaled-453x480.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-October-What-Changed-1-scaled-567x600.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Keep-Playing-Brain-Breaks-October-What-Changed-1-scaled-315x333.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Extra tips for virtual delivery:<\/strong> Have the person who&#8217;s changing something about themselves turn off their camera while they change it. Ensure that kids know they must raise their hand to be called on for a guess rather than shouting out ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Night at the Museum<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pt_AlqV0G2I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Works best with:<\/strong> K-3rd grade, any group size of 2+<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Extra tips for virtual delivery:<\/strong> You can change the theme based on the year, which helps make the game fresh, fun, and festive. For example, around Halloween try \u201cghost busters\u201d and in the winter season, kids can be snow people that must freeze in place.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested in more games and Brain Breaks like these that work with virtual delivery? Subscribe to Keep Playing and receive weekly emails with curated content to help incorporate play in your school days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button button--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/services\/keep-playing\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many educators have risen to the challenge of transitioning their lessons to accommodate virtual education, and Playworks has been helping educators ensure play remains in every child\u2019s day, even online. 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