Hobbies And Interests
Freeze Tag
This popular children's game is well suited to all grade levels and can be a good way to kill a few extra minutes at the end of a class. There are many variations, but they all share the same basic rules. Students take turns being "It'" and must tag the other students to force them to freeze in place. Once a student is frozen, he cannot move until one of his friends can tag him again. You may wish to play this game in an environment where a slip would be unlikely to cause serious injury, such as on a lawn.
Balloon Volleyball
Volleyball has long been a standby sport for gym classes, but ordinary volleyballs are too hard for smaller children. You don't have to give up on the sport in your kindergarten class, however. Simply use a balloon or inflated beach ball to replace the volleyball and let your kids have at it. The light weight of the balloon even adds a new challenge to the game as, unlike the more massive volleyball, the balloon rarely flies along a straight trajectory, and kids will need to keep on their toes to correct for drift.
Bean Bag Scramble
Bean Bag Scramble is a fast-paced game for two teams of children. Each team should stand on opposite sides of a gym or playground and the teacher should place an odd number of bean bags at the center and a box or goal behind each line of players. The teacher can use as many bean bags as she likes, but there should be at least two bean bags per child playing the game. When the teacher says "Go," the teams try to retrieve, one at a time, as many bean bags as they can for their team. To make the game more challenging, require that the students toss the bags back to the goal.
Three-Legged Race
The premise of the three-legged race is simple: like all races, students must run from one side of a field to the other, and the first to reach the other side wins. However, there is a twist. Students must work in pairs, with one student's right and another student's left leg tied together. Running in sync with a partner can be a great deal more challenging than running alone. Of course, it is essential that this game be played on soft grass, sand, or some other surface where a tumbling pair of players will come up unharmed and ready to continue the race. Pavement and hard gym floors are definitely out for the three-legged race.