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Classroom Games and Activities
Age-
Keep your theme in mind when planning your classroom party. Any game can be modified
to fit your theme or the space given. Think about the age of the students and plan
things that are age-
Two and Three Year Olds:
At this age keeping the activities simple and based on interest of the individual child is best. This is not the age to try structured group activities unless you have willing kids and a few helpers.
Best activities for this age include: (Blue indicates link)
- Playing with air filled balloons (watch so no one pops them, and pick up pieces immediately if they do)
- Dancing to music
- Learning simple songs and hand motions
- Playing hide and seek games (like an Easter Egg Hunt but you hide objects that are similar that relate to the theme of your party. Do not use perishable items, in case some don’t get found...) Can use stuffed animals or shape cut outs or stickers. You can make it so once everyone finds something they get to play with it or keep it. You decide.
- Follow the Leader
- Marching to music
- Story time (a book relating to the theme of the party)
- Hula Hoop (using a hula hoop just to explore using best if one per child)
- An extremely simple craft that include some larger fine motor skill (gluing precut paper crafts together)
- Sandbox dig (look for hidden objects–gems, shells etc.) Best done outside.
- Finger plays and songs
- More Finger Plays for Young Children
Four and Five Year Olds:
With this age you can get a bit more into organized games. Some will have more interest than others. Offer choices for those who do not wish to participate.
Some of the same activities listed for twos and threes can also be used with this age group. They still like to do a lot of the easier activities also. Any of the following can also have variations to the game to fit your theme or variations to the game rules to fit your age group. Try to fashion games to find ways to keep a person in.
For example: With Simon Says, I don’t make people that make a mistake on Simon Says be out, they have to jump once, then on the second mistake they have to jump twice, mistake three jump three times. It keeps everyone in, entertained, and some kids like to jump even if they didn’t mess up!
Good activities for this age group include: (Blue indicates Link)
- Doggie, Doggie Where’s Your Bone
- Hot Potato
- Easy relay games
- Finger plays and songs
- More Finger Plays for Young Children
- Simon Says
- Freeze Dance (everyone freezes when the music stops)
- Pin the tail on the donkey
- Duck, Duck Goose
- Follow the Leader (use hopping, jumping, skipping, etc.)
- Musical Chairs
- Obstacle courses (you design-
keep it simple) - Hula Hoop activities
- Simple Jump rope activities
- Leapfrog
- Hopscotch (keep it simple)
- Red Light/ Green Light
- What time is it Mr. Wolf?
Six to Ten Year Olds:
In this age group you can begin to play more complex games and activities. They can do more physically and mentally are ready for more complex organized games. Think about the space given for your class party, you can always modify and simplify more complicated games. All games can be modified to fit your theme. In stead of Duck, Duck, Goose if you are throwing a fall themed party it can be “pumpkin, pumpkin, scarecrow!” or Winter Party, it could be “snow, snow, blizzard!” Valentine: Hug, Hug, Kiss or Heart, Heart, Love. Use your imagination
Best game activities for this age group:
- Any of the above mentioned games
- Scavenger Hunts
- Hide and Go Seek
- Freeze Tag
- TV Tag
- Red Rover, Red Rover
- Mother May I
- Duck, Duck, Goose
- Hula Hoop activities
- Relays to fit your theme
- Obstacle courses (consider your space available)
- Tag games (best for outside)
- More Tag Games (best for outside)
- Charades
- Pictionary
- Limbo
- Four Square (Best outside or modified with bean bags)
- Great age for most crafts
- See Links below for more game ideas
Crafts at this age group can really have some fun. By this time, kids are finishing up the developing of fine motor skills and can really put their skills to use. Keep directions clear and precise and have a model made and make one with them to help them. Most will begin to follow much more complex directions if they are clear.
Tweens: Nine to Twelve Year Olds
You can really have a lot of fun with this age group. They are definitely ready
for some complex, organized activities. On the flip-
Best activities for this age group:
- Possibly some of the above mentioned games
- Charades
- Pictionary
- More complex crafts
- Scavenger Hunts (could include around inside of school)
- Relays
- Obstacle Courses (best outside)
- Hide and Seek games (define your space)
- Capture the Flag
- Look for hidden treasure (maybe hide candy, something to go with the them of the party, tickets to be redeemed for treat, use your imagination)
- Tag games
- Kick the Can
- See Links below for more game ideas
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