This game is similar to Twister, but instead of colourful circles I use flashcards with images. Materials: flashcards with English words/images/numbers/shapes etc. (depending on the vocabulary you wish to review); Age: kindergarten, primary school Instructions: This game is played with 1 child at a time. The others make a circle around the child, so they…
Ball in the Tunnel
Materials: a ball (easy), 2 or 3 (more difficult). Age: 3-8 y.o. Instructions: All players form a circle: they have their legs open and a hand behind their back. The aim of this game is to throw a ball (or also two or three balls to make the activity more difficult and interesting) in between…
Where Are You, Billy?
Materials: scarf Age: 3-6 y.o. Instructions: The children stand in a circle, holding hands. Two children will be chosen to stand in the middle. One of them will be “the blind person” (blindfolded), and the other will be Billy. The rule: the blind person will ask: “Where are you, Billy?”, and will try to catch…
Movement Game: Up, Up, Down
Materials: a ball (a soft one, not too large), a “magic” wand, stickers Age: 4-7 y.o. Instructions: The children all stand in a circle. They start throwing a ball from one to another. If a child drops the ball, he has to pun one knee on the ground, and continue playing like that. If he…
Police Officer, Thief
Age: 3-10 y.o. Number of players: more than 5. The kids sit down in a circle, with one exception. One child is the thief. She walks around the circle (on the outside, clockwise direction), touching each child on the back/head and saying either “police officer” or “thief”. The first child who is called a police…
Coloured Rice Math Game
Materials: rice, food colouring, a spoon of vinegar, ½ lemon or lemon juice, a deep tray, kitchen tweezers (from IKEA kids), foam or cardboard letters/numbers Age: any. Instructions: Put a spoon of vinegar, the amount of food colouring you want and then the rice. The vinegar will help keep the rice more colourful. You can…