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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Last One Standing Active Game
An active game that allows students to build their vocabulary knowledge.
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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.
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The Mini-Olympics – Class Game
A fun, Olympic-themed competition you can have with your class.
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Team Building Games – Upper Grades
Encourage communication and cooperation with this set of 10 team-building games.
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Dictionary Mystery Scoot Game
Practice dictionary skills with your students with this active game.
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Adverbs Activity - Grammar Charades
Have some fun and build grammar skills with an adverb charades activity.
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What Am I? – Music and Instruments
A fun game for students to identify various musical instruments and terminology.
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Coin Toss Active Game
An active, whole group game to play when learning coin recognition and counting money.
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Hopping Through Hoops Active Game
An active game that allows students to review vocabulary words for any content area.
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Multiplication Hopscotch Active Learning
A whole class active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
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Moving Mathematics Activity - Skip Counting By Twos
A fun and active way to practice counting by 2s.
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Base Ten Block Matching Cards (Random Numbers 100 - 1,000)
Use these base ten block matching cards to help your students practice number recognition and place value skills for numbers through 1,000.
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Value Your Place Active Learning
A whole class active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
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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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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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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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Comparing Numbers Game — "Closer to You"
Play our comparing numbers game for a fun way to review comparing large numbers!
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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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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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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.
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Classmate Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
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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Find Someone Who Bingo Boards - Grades 1-2
Play our Find Someone Who Bingo Game for K-2 students to get to know their classmates.