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#BRAIN GYM ACTIVITIES FOR KINDERGARTEN FREE#

#BRAIN GYM ACTIVITIES FOR KINDERGARTEN FREE#

Failure results in the opposing team getting a free kick. Players must stay in the crab-walk position the entire game.When given the signal for play to start, the children must crab walk to the ball and attempt to kick the ball toward their goal and score.Place a goal at each end and the ball in the center of the room.

Divide group into two equal-sized teams and have them sit on the floor at opposite ends of the room.

Something for a goal (desk, basket, trash can). (They can also switch at the half-way point.- If they don’t switch half-way -they go all the way back and then switch places.Įach pair repeats the process– until all have had a chance to drag and be dragged. Object is that one player drags his/her partner who is laying or sitting on the sheet or blanket to the end of the room (or where you decide) and drag back again. # 2 Version: You can also increase the number of kids on the blanket and have more draggers pulling them…or have an entire team get on the blanket and try to move to the destination point and back by rolling, scooting, shuffling, etc. Whoever crosses the finish line first, wins. The teams must drag the body on the blanket from one end of the gym or yard to the other. Have one player from each team lie down on the blanket. #1 Version: Divide the group into two teams. K-6…Promotes cooperation and develops strength… Youth try and better the number next time around. Keep count of the number of times the ball (or balls) is kept up in the air before it hits the ground. Once one ball is up, get two or three balls going at the same time. The objective is to keep the ball in the air using any part of the body. Players scatter over the playing area and a ball is tossed into the air.

The lighthouse constantly goes “Beep! Beep! Beep!” to help the ships reach the safety of the lighthouse.

If a boat bumps into a rock, the boat becomes and extension of the existing rock and makes the noise “swish” (water lapping against the rocks).The ships blindly navigate their way (eyes closed) their way about, attempting to reach the safety of the lighthouse.One quarter of the players assumes the role of “rocks” and they scatter in a bounded area.Īll the other students become ships and boats of various sizes.

One player is designated to be the lighthouse. If a player is caught this way, they also sit down where they have been caught. From their sitting position, the octopus (tagged kids) help with tagging any players who get close enough to be touched. Play as with dodge ball (or gaga ball), but instead of sitting out to the side– players sit down where they are tagged by the ball. The two other people need to tag the frozen person at the same time and count to five. When someone runs out of bandaids, (they get tagged three times), they are frozen until two other people come over to them and “operate.” One person is “it.” Whenever someone is tagged by “it” they must hold a bandaid (their hand) on the spot where they were tagged. You can add interest by having the “losing team” pick up all “garbage” or have both teams pick up garbage but the losing team has to do what the winning teams directs-such as accomplish a certain amount of push-ups- sit-ups, etc. To play more rounds-divide the garbage evenly again and continue. The winning team is the side with the least amount of garbage on it’s side. Players continue to throw until the signal to stop (or if music is used when you play – and the music stops) Use whatever you have that can be thrown and not hurt anyone…īalls, wads of paper, sock balls, rubber chickens, koosh balls, etc.Įach team starts with the same amount of items.Īt the signal each team throws whatever it can get their hands on – from their side of the line to the other side. Object: For the Blob to devour everyone and for everyone else to stay alive as long as possible. Depending on the size of the play group, one or more children are the Blob.Īny one tagged by the Blob must join hands and become part of it. Lots and lots of games on KidActivities! There are also games in every ‘Theme and Holiday’ Category. Many games help children learn skills they need to know: QUESTION: Besides exercise, what benefit do children receive from games? Whether you are looking for games for your physical education class or just some games to play in an empty gym, these games are sure to lead to hours of physical exercise and fun. Looking for some fun gym games for kids? Look no further. This is a ‘version” of Duck, Duck, Goose.