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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Coin Toss Active Game
An active, whole group game to play when learning coin recognition and counting money.
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Grammar and Punctuation Tails - Active Learning
An active game that requires students to use their basic grammar and punctuation knowledge.
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Zip Zap Zoom! Active Game
A whole class game that encourages concentration and listening skills.
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Ten Add Bowling Active Learning
A whole class active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
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Multiplication Hopscotch Active Learning
A whole class active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
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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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Musical Equations 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 develop confidence with number sequences.
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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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Behaviour Charades
Explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviors at the beginning of a new school year with a fun charade activity.
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Would You Rather? Books and Reading - Movement Game
Engage your students in thought-provoking discussions and fun exercises in this books and reading edition of 'Would You Rather...?'
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I Have, Who Has Prefix Game
Play an exciting game to help your students identify and define words with the prefixes - pre, re, un, and dis.
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Four Corners - Back to School Active Game
Get moving with this engaging All About Me Active game for the beginning of a school year.
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Irregular Verbs Relay
An active relay race game in which students spell out irregular verbs.
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Musical Blending Active Game
An active game that allows students to practise using blends and digraphs.
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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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Shazzam! Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages teamwork.
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Fruit Salad Active Game
A whole class or large group active game that encourages listening skills.
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Follow the Leader Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages the development of leadership, teamwork, movement and coordination.
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Equation Tails Active Learning
A whole class active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
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Stretchy Scoot Relay
A whole class active game to play when learning about the properties of materials.
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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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Find and Sort Active Game
An active game that allows students to practise sorting word families.
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Word Walk Active Game
An active game that allows students to practise reading sight words.
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Snake Sheds Its Skin Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages teamwork.
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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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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.