Movement 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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Drama Game Task Cards
A set of 17 activity cards with instructions for drama games.
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Stand Up, Sit Down Game - 'Sit Down If' Icebreaker
Have your students giggling on day 1 with this Stand Up, Sit Down Game as a classroom icebreaker.
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Properties of Materials Beanbag Toss Game - Describing Matter
Explore and describe the properties of materials with an exciting beanbag toss game.
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Move It! - Long and Short Vowel 'E' PowerPoint Game
An active PowerPoint game to practice reading and identifying long and short vowel ‘e’ words.
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Active Games Brain Break Pack - Upper Grades
Boost brain break engagement with this active games pack, designed to help teachers quickly re-energize students.
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Move It! - Long and Short Vowel 'A' PowerPoint Game
An active PowerPoint game to practice reading and identifying long and short vowel 'a' words.
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Last One Standing Active Game
An active game that allows students to build their vocabulary knowledge.
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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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Puddle Jump - Preschool Movement Activity
Hop into your next verb lesson with a fun Puddle Jump - Preschool Movement Activity.
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Telling Time Knockout
Practice telling time to the minute by reading analog and digital clocks with this competitive whole-class Telling Time Knockout game.
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This or That! PowerPoint Game - Vowel Teams
An active PowerPoint game to practice decoding words with vowel teams.
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This or That! PowerPoint Game - Contractions
An active PowerPoint game to practice working with contractions.
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Find Someone Who Icebreaker
Build a classroom community and help your students get to know each other with a fun getting to know you activity.
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This or That! PowerPoint Game - Possessive Nouns
An active PowerPoint game to practice working with possessive nouns.
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Tricks in 60 Ticks Task Cards
A collection of 10 active games that take 60 seconds each!
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The Bean Game
A fun active game to play at any time.
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Add to the Scene - Theater Improvisation Game
An active warm-up game that every student can participate in!
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Charades Inspired - Good Behavior Game
Explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviors during the school year with a charades-inspired Good Behavior Game.
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Four Corners Icebreaker - Back to School Game
Get moving with this engaging All About Me Four Corners Icebreaker game for the beginning of a school year.
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Place Value Review Game — "Place Value Prowl!"
Play this place value review game called “Place Value Prowl” to review place value up to the hundred thousands place.
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The Mini-Olympics – Class Game
A fun, Olympic-themed competition you can have with your class.
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Verb Charades Active Game
Practice action verbs with this fun active charades 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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Array Beanbag Toss
Engage your students with a fun, whole-class game when learning about arrays.
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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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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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Adjective and Adverb Scoot Game
Scoot! This fun active learning game will have your students up and about on an adverb and adjective adventure around your classroom!
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Oink, Meow, Moo Icebreaker Game
Break the ice with your students on Day 1 with this silly movement game.
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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.