Table of Contents

1. Hide the Tennis Ball

2. Magic Wand

3. Doggy Doggy who has the bone?

4. Who is in the Box?

5. Name to Face Memory Matching Game

1. Hide The Tennis Ball: This is a game best played outside on the playground as opposed to in the class room. The title is pretty self explanatory; The game is pretty much a scavenger hunt to find a bunch of tennis balls (or any other object you want to hide). The children must close their eyes will the teacher or another child hides the ball. After the balls are hidden the children are allowed to open their eyes and look for the ball. At this time I usually give the children hints as to where the ball may be based upon things we are learning in the classroom. Examples: I hide the balls in the Bushes and tell the children one of the balls is hidden in the presidents last name, the ball is hidden under the slide and I give the hint the ball is hidden under something that starts with S, the ball is hidden in the tire swing and I give the children the hint the ball is hidden in something that touches the road ext…

2. Magic Wand: Before the game, have the children make their own magic wands. Then at circle time each child gets one to use their magic wand to turn their fellow classmates into something. For example, the child will say abracadabra I will turn you into a cat. Then all the children have to act like cats. I usually give each child 3 turns to turn their fellow classmates into something. The teacher who also has a wand ends each child’s turn by saying hocus pocus bee bop, I know command you to stop.

3. Doggy Doggy Who Has the Bone?: This is a circle time game. All the children gather in on the rug and sit in a circle. One child is then selected to go into another part of the classroom and close his or her eyes. The bone (usually a small block or a bone made as an art activity) is given to one of the children sitting at circle who hides the ball in their lap while sitting with pretzel legs. The child who has their eyes closed is then called back into circle where they get 3 chances to guess which one of their friends is hiding the bone.

4. Who Is In the Box?This is a fun circle time activity for a rainy day. Get a large box that would cover up a child completely when it is put over them. Have the children sit in a circle. Then send one child over to another part of the classroom to cover their eyes. When the other child has his or her eyes covered, call another child up to hide under the box in the middle of the circle. Ask the child who is covering his or her eyes to come back to circle and guess who is in the box. If they can not figure it out right away, have the child in the box say “hello” as a clue.

5. Students Face and Name Memory Matching Game: This is similar to a traditional memory game where flip 2 cards over and try to find a match. Instead of the traditional way to play, you get pictures off all the children faces and then turn them over so the picture side can’t be scene. Then have a second set of cards that has the children’s names on them and flip the cards so the names can’t be scene. Then have the children play the game like a traditional memory matching game except they try to match the name with the face. This is a fun game that helps build memory skills, letter/name recognition, and the children will enjoy seeing their friends’ faces in the game.