In my 12 years of teaching, some of the most hysterical sights I have ever seen have been when doing funny relay races. Children really enjoy these, and these relay races have tremendous benefits such as: Over the years, I have tried so many funny relays, including sack race, egg and spoon race, three legged …
Dinosaurs … they’re a never-ending source of fascination for children and adults alike! Even the quietest of young children will often surprise us with their ability to pronounce the lengthiest of dinosaur names and prehistoric facts about the Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Triassic. In fact, the only activity that encouraged my now 22-year-old son to take …
I have taught children between the ages of 3-5 for the last ten years, and in that time I have played Four Corners or variations of it in many, many ways. Children love it! It’s great for learning, it’s good for PE warm-ups, and they can play it by themselves as well. Research shows the …
I’ve been a teacher for the last 12 years, and I have experimented with a range of variations of Capture the Flag. I enjoy using it as a warmup for PE sessions, and the children also really like doing it during recess. Of course, it’s also great to play at home, in the park, or …
It’s certainly not easy to inject movement and action into Zoom Games, but it definitely can be done! I’ve come up with my favorite 16 active PE games for kids that are ideal for any kind of virtual session such as via Zoom. These games all involve the following qualities: -They are active, and yet …
We’ve all played ‘Follow The Leader’ at some point of our lives. It’s a classic game that is played all around the world. But did you know there are at least 17 variations of ‘follow the leader’. I’ve been a teacher for the last ten years, and I have used the simple concept of following …
Tag is pretty much running around chasing your friends, and that’s all there is to it, right? Wrong! There are a huge number of variations of tag. There are games that involve contact, non-contact, one person ‘tag’ games, team games, ones that involve dinosaurs, cops and robbers, and so much more! In ten years of …
Everyone knows the classic children’s game ‘Hide and Seek’, but did you know there are at least 15 variations that children will be able to understand very easily, and that they will quite simply love to play. I have taught children from the ages of 3 to 5 over the last ten years, and in …
Most children don’t learn to listen by sitting still. They need to be actively engaged, moving, and engrossed in something interesting. All these factors will increase their listening abilities by an exponential amount. Ever think that children have selective hearing? Or that they never hear if they’re not interested? Guess what – that’s exactly right. …
Puppets act like magic on young children! They can be the difference between children rolling around on the floor during a carpet time, or sitting in captivated awe! Children are usually far more excited by puppets than they are by humans, and the research suggests this also. But how can you use puppets in teaching? …