Age: Ages 6-10

Playworks children playing recess games at school
Playworks children playing recess games at school

  • Small Group (1-10)

  • Ages 6-10

  • Balls

  1. Ball Games
  2. Rotational Games

Cone Guardian ›

  • Any Size

  • Ages 6-10

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Icebreaker
  2. Indoor Game
  3. Readiness Games

Gotcha! ›

Focus is the name of the game! In this game, students will hone their listening skills while developing eye-hand coordination. The class sits in a circle with overlapping hands. As…

  • Any Size

  • Ages 6-10

  • Balls

  1. Ball Games
  2. Recess Games
  3. Rotational Games

Superstar Knockout ›

  • Any Size

  • Ages 3-5

  • Hula Hoops

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Readiness Games
  2. Recess Games
  3. Tag Games

Hula Tag ›

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Ages 3-5

  • Bases

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Cooperative Games
  2. Recess Games
  3. Tag Games

Helping Hands Tag ›

In Helping Hands Tag, students need a “helping hand” from another student to get back in the game after being tagged. Use this game to help students remember that it…

  • Any Size

  • Ages 3-5

  • Balls

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Ball Games
  2. Readiness Games
  3. Rotational Games

Penalty Kick Soccer ›

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Ages 6-10

  • None

  1. Cooperative Games
  2. Indoor Game

Whoosh Ball ›

  • Any Size

  • Ages 6-10

  • Balls

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Ball Games
  2. Cooperative Games
  3. Indoor Game

Patintero ›

Get those butterfly fingers ready and jump into the grid for Patintero. This traditional game from the Philippines will have students tagging, evading, and laughing as they try and cross…

  • Any Size

  • Ages 3-5

  • Cones

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Cooperative Games
  2. Indoor Game
  3. Readiness Games
  4. Recess Games
  5. Tag Games

Queens ›