Peaceful Playgrounds, Inc.
10 Rainy and Snow Day Activities for Indoor Recess and PE
Don't let the rain and snow put a damper on your PE lessons. This collection of indoor activities is a perfect way to keep students active regardless of the weather outside.
San Francisco Unified School District
Silent Ball
Just as you've lined up the class to go to recess, it begins pouring rain and all chaos breaks loose. What do you do? It's time for silent ball! The rules include no talking, and you must catch the ball. If you talk, drop the ball, or...
Curated OER
Making Learning a Game
A game lesson can be a way to explore a variety of concepts with your students.
PhysEdGames
Streets and Alleys
Assign one person as the cat and another person as a mouse. Have the rest of the class line up in equal rows and lines forming a 5x5 or 4x5 grid. Call out "streets" and the students forming rows hold hands and connect. Call out "alleys"...
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
Classroom or Large Space Activities
The 24 activities detailed in this packet are designed to get kids up and moving with a minimum of chaos. A great resource to have on hand for drama classes and content courses.
Curated OER
Shadow Interlude
Learners explore light and shadow and discover that the sun is the primary source of light. they explore the aspects of light and that the size and shape of a shadow depends on the proximity of the light source and create a sundial.
Curated OER
Animal Babies on the Farm
Students observe pictures of farm animals and name the animals. They match the animals to their offspring in a number of matching activities.