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Elementary Classroom Games

At times, elementary school teachers may find that teaching students takes a lot more than standing at the front of the class and speaking. If your students don't seem to have any interest in what you're teaching, play some games to either integrate your lessons or let them stretch their legs and have some fun in the classroom.

Classroom Scavenger Hunt
- Get your kids out of their chairs and exercising their minds and bodies with this game. Before class, come up with a list some vague descriptions of objects in the classroom, and write all of these on a piece of paper. For instance, you can write "Something that opens and shuts" and "Something white." Make enough copies of the list for every child and hand them out. Tell the kids that they have to walk around the room and look for objects fitting the descriptions on the paper. After a student has found an object, he writes the object next to its description. The students cannot write down one object twice in the list. After a short period of time has passed (around five minutes), have the kids read their lists aloud. Whomever came up with the most objects wins the game.
Double Charades
- Prepare by writing down on separate slips of paper several charades ideas, making two copies for every idea you have. If you like, the ideas can all pertain to your lesson. Place all of the papers into a bowl, and have all of your students pick one slip out of the bowl. Assemble the kids into a circle. On the count of three, the kids start acting out their charade. As they do this, they survey the class to see what the other players are doing. Each student has to find the person who shares the same charade as him. The game ends when everyone has found their partners.
Education Ball
- Putting a spin on the sleepover game "Girlie Ball," this game helps students to learn while they toss a beach ball around the classroom. Prepare by writing down in random spots on the beach ball several questions that the students should know the answers to from a previous lesson. Sit all of the students down in a circle, and throw the ball to one student. As she keeps the ball in her hands, have her look at the question written under her right thumb. Tell her to answer the question. If she answers it correctly, she gets to stay in the game. If not, she's disqualified. The students continue to throw the ball around until only one student--the winner--remains, having answered all of the questions correctly.

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