Game Tag: Indoor Game

Playworks school children safely playing Evolution recess games
Playworks school children safely playing Evolution recess games
  • Any Size

  • Ages 6-10

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Indoor Game
  2. Readiness Games

Level Up ›

It’s a bird . . . It’s a plane . . . It’s a recess hero! In Level Up, players unlock superpowers like strength, speed, and even flight. Students “level up” by winning a round of Rock Paper Scissors. They lose a level when they are the less successful player. For the chance to regain…

  • Any Size

  • Ages 6-10

  • None

  • 10 minutes or more

  1. Cooperative Games
  2. Indoor Game

Tower of Power ›

  • Any Size

  • Ages 6-10

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Icebreaker
  2. Indoor Game
  3. Readiness Games

Gotcha! ›

Focus is the name of the game! In this game, students will hone their listening skills while developing eye-hand coordination. The class sits in a circle with overlapping hands. As the instructor (or student leader) tells a story, students listen for the secret word. When the secret word is heard, it’s “Gotcha time!” Students try…

  • Large Group (10 and up)

  • Ages 6-10

  • None

  1. Cooperative Games
  2. Indoor Game

Whoosh Ball ›

  • Any Size

  • Ages 6-10

  • Balls

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Ball Games
  2. Cooperative Games
  3. Indoor Game

Patintero ›

Get those butterfly fingers ready and jump into the grid for Patintero. This traditional game from the Philippines will have students tagging, evading, and laughing as they try and cross from one side to the next.  

  • Any Size

  • Ages 3-5

  • Jump Ropes

  • Less Than 10 minutes

  1. Indoor Game
  2. Recess Games
  3. Rotational Games

Cat and Mouse ›

In Cat and Mouse, jump rope skills become a matter of survival. This game combines jump rope and tag to keep all players moving through the rope. Players run and jump in a figure eight then get back in line; the goal of the mouse is to jump without getting tagged; the goal of the cat…