Active Games for Teachers
Active Games can be used at the beginning of any lesson or at any time when your class needs a brain break. Physical activity can have a positive impact on the brain and can improve cognition, mood, attention and academic achievement in students.
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Moving Mathematics Activity - Skip Counting By Twos
A fun and active way to develop confidence with number sequences.
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Comparing Numbers Game — 'Closer to You'
Play our comparing numbers game for a fun way to review comparing large numbers!
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Properties of Matter Game - Bean Bag Toss
Play an exciting Properties of Matter game by downloading a printable Matter Bean Bag Toss Game!
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The Mini-Olympics – P.E. Game Activity Cards
A set of novelty event task cards that explain games to play with your class across multiple days.
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Proud to be Me Scoot Game
Engage students in identifying and describing personal identity while also promoting discussion with this active activity.
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This or That! PowerPoint Game - Goods and Services
Practise identifying examples of goods and services with an active game designed to get your students moving and learning.
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This or That! PowerPoint Game - Needs and Wants
Practice identifying needs and wants with an active game designed to get your students moving and learning.
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This or That! PowerPoint Game – Contractions
A quiz to consolidate your students' understanding of contractions.
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Grammar Toss Active Game
An active game that allows students to test and build their knowledge of words and parts of speech.
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Let's Spin - Shapes Spinner Activity
Use this colourful 2D shape spinner resource to in whole-class or small-group active learning games.
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What Are You Doing? Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages communication skills.
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Stand Up For Your Homophone – Whole-Class Game
Help your students learn the different homophones and their meanings with an interactive, whole-class game.
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Mirror Mirror Active Game
A fun active game that can be played by the whole class in pairs.
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Divide and Conquer Active Learning
A whole class active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
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This Is Me Game - Task Cards
Get to know your students on the first days of a new school year with this fun 'This Is Me' Game & Task Cards Activity.
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Describing Properties of Materials Beanbag Toss Game
Learn about the properties of materials and how to describe them with an exciting beanbag toss game.
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Christmas Pass The Parcel
Play ‘Pass the Parcel’ with your students for a fun twist to the traditional classroom Christmas gift exchange!
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This or That? Christmas Edition
Take a Holiday Brain Break and play a game of This or That! Christmas Edition!
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Would You Rather? Christmas Edition
Engage your students in thoughtful and hilarious discussions in an engaging, interactive game of Christmas Would You Rather?
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Christmas Brain Breaks - Activity Slides
Add some Christmas Brain Breaks to your classroom festivities to help boost engagement and attention during the holiday season.
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Pin the Nose on Rudolph - Classroom Christmas Game
Spice up your Christmas festivities with a fun game of Pin the Nose on Rudolph.
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Top Secret Scavenger Hunt – Estimating Decimal Sums and Differences
Join the decimal scavenger hunt adventure! Download our printable scavenger hunt and guide your students to sharpen their estimation skills by using decimal benchmark values when finding sums and differences.
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Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Roleplay Game
Use this active learning game to allow students to practise communication verbally and nonverbally, and interpret different verbal and nonverbal messages.
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Find a Friend Who…Worksheet
Encourage students to engage with different classmates and learn about others with this whole-class activity.
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Phoneme Segmentation Activity - Hopping on Lily Pads
Jump the lilypads to practise segmenting 2, 3 and 4 phoneme words.
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Puddle Jump Active Verb Game
Hop into your next verb lesson with a fun Puddle Jump Active Verb Game.
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Subitise and Exercise
Get active with this subitise and exercise teaching brain break presentation.
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Move It! - Needs and Wants PowerPoint Game
Get up and moving with an active game while identifying and describing examples of needs and wants.
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Number Hunt Description Cards
A set of 32 task cards that have students use their knowledge of place value to find specific numbers.
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Physical Activity Dice Template
A set of 8-sided dice to use when incorporating physical movement into a lesson or activity.
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Active Learning Guide for Upper Primary - Week 4
Use this weekly active learning guide to get students up and moving in the upper primary classroom.
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Active Learning Guide for Middle Primary - Week 4
Use this weekly active learning guide to get students up and moving in the middle primary classroom.