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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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.
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Interactive Icebreaker Game
Looking for a fun interactive way for your students to get to know each other at the beginning of the school year? This is it!
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Let's Spin - Shapes Spinner Activity
Use this colorful 2D shape spinner resource to in whole-class or small-group active learning games.
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Phoneme Segmentation Activity - Hopping on Lily Pads
Jump the lily pads to practice segmenting 2, 3, and 4 phoneme words.
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Dictionary Mystery Scoot Game
Practice dictionary skills with your students with this active game.
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Seize the Synonym Active Game
Grab, snatch, and match synonyms with an active synonyms game.
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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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"Simon Says" Commands - Card Deck
A set of 24 instruction cards to use when playing "Simon Says."
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Sing and Share - Musical Icebreakers Game
Use our Sing and Share Musical Icebreakers to get your music students up, sharing, and singing to learn more about their classmates.
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Decimal Place Value Game – Find A Decimal Who...
Explore decimal place value with your students using an interactive whole-class game.
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Catch the Ball - Theater Improvisation Game
Don’t drop the imaginative ball with this warm-up game for students.
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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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Adverbs Activity - Grammar Charades
Have some fun and build grammar skills with an adverb charades activity.
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Move It! Needs and Wants Slides Game
Get up and moving with an active game while identifying and describing examples of needs and wants.
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Would You Rather...? Back to School Edition
Have fun getting to know your students with our“Would You Rather…?” Back to School Edition game.
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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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Figurative Language Telephone Game
Play this figurative language game with a group to practice recognizing and inventing metaphors, similes, and personification.
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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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Ball Handling Drills for Kids — Teacher Tasks Cards
A set of 4 task cards containing drills and activities to develop ball skills.
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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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This or That! PowerPoint Game – -ar Words
Practice decoding -ar words with your students with this fun movement game.
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This or That! PowerPoint Game - Contractions
An active PowerPoint game to practice working with contractions.
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Active Learning Guide for Grades 4-5 - Week 4
Use this weekly active learning guide to celebrate National Physical Fitness Month in your Grade 4 or Grade 5 classroom.
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Active Learning Guide for Grades 2-3 - Week 4
Use this weekly active learning guide to celebrate National Physical Fitness Month in your Grade 2 or Grade 3 classroom.
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Active Learning Guide for Grades K-1 - Week 4
Use this weekly active learning guide to celebrate National Physical Fitness Month in your Kindergarten and Grade 1 classroom.
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Active Learning Guide for Grades 4-5 - Week 3
Use this weekly active learning guide to celebrate National Physical Fitness Month in your Grade 4 or Grade 5 classroom.
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Active Learning Guide for Grades 2-3 - Week 3
Use this weekly active learning guide to celebrate National Physical Fitness Month in your Grade 2 or Grade 3 classroom.