Alan Sells Apples in Albania
Grade: Grades 3-5, Middle Setup: Circle game Objective: Students stand in a circle, with a moderator in the middle. The moderator points to one student… Read more
Bridge Ball
Grade: All Setup: Circle, large group (10+) Objective: A funny ball game Have all players circle up with their feet touching the feet of the… Read more
Changing your Stripes
Grade: All Setup: Groups of 2 Have campers break into groups of 2 Campers will study each other’s appearance for a short time Campers will… Read more
Clapping Game
Grade: Grades 3-5, Middle Setup: Circle Game Objective: Everyone stands in a circle. There are three claps students can do: one clap keeps the clapping… Read more
Darling If You Love Me…
Grade: Middle Setup: Circle Game Objective: Seat the players in a circle all facing each other. One player who is chosen as “it” sits in… Read more
Detective
Grade: 2-5 Setup: Circle Game Instructions: Sit in a socially distant circle and pick one camper to be the Detective. That camper must leave the… Read more
Duck, Duck, Goose
Grade: Grades 1-3, Grades 3-5 Setup: Circle game Objective: A group of players sit in a circle, facing inward, while another player, who is “it”,… Read more
Electricity
Grade: Middle Directions: Split campers into two equal teams. Have them form a line with one person across from a person on the other team.… Read more
Evolution
Grade: All Overview: Ro-sham-bo with a twist Instructions: Players will be competing with each other in ro-sham-bo at different stages in their “evolution.” The stages… Read more
Fishbowl Game
Grade: Grades 3-5, Middle Setup: Two teams sit in one circle, alternate team A and B Objective: Each student will get three slips of paper… Read more
Frog in the Pond
Grade: Grades 1-3, Grades 3-5 Setup: Circle game Objective: Students are all sitting on the knees in a circle. There are different movements depending on… Read more
Giants/Wizards/Elves (Full Body Rock Paper Scissors)
Grade: All Overview: A team spin-off of ro-sham-bo Instructions: Split players into two team, standing on opposite sides of a linear boundary. Before each round,… Read more
Gibberish Interviews
Grade: 2-5 Setup: Groups of three or more Split the group into teams of 3 (you can have more than three, but not less) One… Read more
Go!
Grade: Grades 3-5, Middle Setup: Circle game Objective: Have the group stand in a circle and ask each player to say his or her name… Read more
Group Drawing
Grade: Grades 3-5, Middle Setup: Teams of 3 Objective: Divide your group of students into teams of three. Each person on the team has one… Read more
Heads Up, Heads Down
Grade: All Setup: Circle Game Objective: Rules: All students stand in a circle and put their heads down looking at the ground. When the moderator… Read more
Ho!
Grade: Grades 3-5 Setup: Circle Game Objective: Have the group stand in a circle. Ask a player to help you demonstrate what a jumping double… Read more
Human Ladders
Grade: All Setup: Two lines facing each other Objective: Assign each player a partner. Have campers sit in two long lines, partners facing each other,… Read more
I am a Tree
Grade: 3-5 Setup: No more than 5 people per group Instructions: One camper goes to the middle of a circle and says “I am a… Read more
Lemur Leader
Grade: all Setup: Cones to mark the playing field, all campers in a line on one side. One camper is “Lemur Leader” in the middle… Read more
Lemur Telephone
Grade: all Setup: line up campers evenly Line teams up by grade Counselors tell the first camper in each line a phrase. Campers then race… Read more
Mirror Image
Grade: 2-5 Setup: groups of three Divide players into groups of 3. Players 1 and 2 stand back to back, and Player 3is the observer.… Read more
Move Your Bum
Grade: Grades 1-3, Grades 3-5 Setup: Circle game Objective: Have the group sit or stand in a circle and have “It” stand in the middle.… Read more
Name Impulse
Grade: All Setup: Circle game Objective: Students sit or stand in a circle and you time how quickly everyone can say their name immediately after… Read more
Pass the Name Game
Setup: circle Grade: all Everyone stands in a circle and the teacher will go first, saying their name and making eye contact with someone else… Read more
Rabbit Tag
Setup: Open space with cones to mark hutches Grade: 2-5 Instructions: One player is designated as the “Hunter.” Everyone else is a “Rabbit” Set up… Read more
Race for the Truth
Grade: All Setup: Cones for start and finish line Objective: Have each person stand on starting line while a leader lists off general facts. (For… Read more
Rainbow Categories
Grade: Grades 3-5, Middle Setup: Pairs Objective: Put the students into two students stand up. Let the group pick a category (like animals) and a… Read more
Red Light, Green Light
Grade: Grades 1-3, Grades, 3-5 Setup: Campers form a line Directions: In this game, one person plays the “Stoplight” while the other players try to… Read more
Sleeping Spell
Overview: Detective vs hand-shake enchanter Setup Intro Story for the AG to tell the group: A great celebration is being held in the kingdom with… Read more
Story, Story, You’re Out
Grade: 4 – 5 Setup Everyone forms a line on “stage” Objective: Tell a story with a beginning, middle, & an end flawlessly Players form… Read more
Ten Seconds to Make…
Grade: All Setup: Teams of 2-3 Objective: Students are in pairs or triples and the teacher or student leader gives them “10 seconds to make…_______”… Read more
The Oracle
Grade: 2-5 Setup: 4 or more players Instructions One player asks a question about the future Three other players stand in a line as “the… Read more
Toilet Tag
Setup: Cones to mark the playing field Grade: All Instructions: The rules mirror freeze tag, only, instead of freezing when one is tagged they must… Read more
Two Truths and a Lie
Grade: All Setup: Small groups (4-6) or Whole Group Objective: Players in a group tell one another two truths and one lie about themselves. Other… Read more
Wax Museum (a.k.a. Sneaky Statues)
Grade: 2-5 Setup: 1 Curator & the students acting out the scene Explain to the students that they are all statues in a wax museum.… Read more
What are you doing?
Setup: Partner all campers and if an odd number, partner with AG. Then give an example. Player 1 starts miming an activity. Player 2 approaches… Read more
Write the Phrase, Draw the Phrase
Grade: 4-5 Setup Players sit in circle. Each player has a stack of index cards. Stacks should have as many index cards as there are… Read more
Zip, Zap, Zop
Grade: All Setup: Everyone in a circle Everyone stands in a circle. Ask the group to repeat the words “Zip, Zap, Zop” three or four… Read more