Rainy day p.e. games for the classroom

Toy Story The short segments make it almost perfect for recess time. We watch the next segment the following day. My group begs to be able to play with the Lincoln Logs and tinker toys. They like using the ereaders. I made a card game for them Go Fish Sight Words. They really enjoy playing the game while at the same time working on vocabulary and sight words. My husband and I are Noon Aide at a small Elementary school when we have an indoor day grades get to play in their classroom but Kindergarten has to watch a movie now when you get year olds in one room that show no interest in watching a movie it can get crazy we are looking for some activity ideas that we can do with them its only a 20 minute recess and were all in one classroom together any Ideas would help.

If you have a Netflix or Amazon Prime account you can have students watch the show R. The episodes are only 25 minutes long.

BTW, if anyone wants to do this idea, I recommend knowing your age group. My recommendation is to let the kids vote on what they want, as long as its school appropriate. Also, if the video of the winner of the vote is blocked on school computers, then just choose the 2nd most popular option. Your Website. By Angela Watson. If you are a teacher who is interested in contributing to the Truth for Teachers website, please click here for more information.

Click above to copy the link. Home Articles 15 fun indoor recess games and activities. Four Corners This classic indoor game is simple to teach and easy to play. Charades Both younger and older students will enjoy this indoor recess activity. Start or end with a Freeze Dance Party Most kids love to dance or just be silly with their friends, so this is a great way to get kids moving indoors.

That being said, we are not well equipped for the more inclement weather that winter tends to bring. The only protection the schools have are overhangs extending from the classrooms.

The kids eat their lunches outside every day of the school year, rain, shine, or otherwise. The kids tended to be positively squirrelly with pent up energy and noise levels tended to increase exponentially throughout the day.

Silent Ball entails all the students sitting on top of their desks while a ball is tossed from one student to another in random order. The object of the game is to stay as silent as possible and not drop the ball when it is thrown to you. Anyone talking must sit down in their seat and is out of the game.

The last person left sitting on their desk wins. When the Equipment: NONE Description: Have one student come up to the front of the class and start to perform a repetitive movement with or without sound. Once the rest of the class has had a chance to observe the movement, ask for volunteers to see who can add on to the Everyone starts by finding someone else to play Rock, Paper, Scissors with.

The winner gets to continue on in the game, finding someone else to play against. Have all of the kids form a circle. Each player sticks their right index finger out, and makes a hole with their left hand using their thumb and index finger I personally like the theme from Space Jam. Another traditional party guessing game can give your class a fun break without coming into contact with each other. My favorite one is Animal Charades, but you can also do movies, book titles, insects—the sky is the limit.

Just have one student go to the front of the room and do their thing while the rest tries to guess the answer. Before school, hide items around the room and have students take turns trying to find each item on your list. These old-time favorites can be done on the front board, and students can take turns going up and taking their turn. If they have remote access to the smartboard from their devices, they can make their entries right from their desks as you direct the action.

This is another game you can do with the entire class at their desks participating as you present it on the smartboard. You might split the class into teams and play a fun, non-academic Jeopardy game that you make using Jeopardy Labs or Super Teacher Tools. You can input data or search online for ones other teachers have created. These types of activities can also be used during recess time.

I ask students to get out of their seats, stand apart, and then listen for direction. I then ask them to pretend they are flying around like birds, swimming across a lake, out for a jog, or even running from an angry bear while running in place.