Planning The Playground Games For Children

By Enid Hinton


Playground activities are one of the many effective ways to be able to teach kids how to survive in life. Now if one is a teacher of preschool or kindergarten, he should make sure that the playground games that he would plan for the kids are good and also are related to lessons in life. Here are a few good ones that are both fun and educational at the same time.

Now tag is probably one of the most popular of all games because it is the easiest one to facilitate. Now in tag, there is one person who is the it and will try to chase other people in the game so that he can make another person the it. It is a game that is both fun and strenuous for children and will also teach them how to coordinate with others.

Now tug of war is a very popular game in a lot of schools because it is one that would help students gain physical strength and teach them some values. Now the rules are two teams are going to be pulling a rope in opposite directions trying to bring the rope to their side. This game requires a lot of team effort and will not work unless everyone cooperates.

Now yet another fun and tiring game would be piggy in the middle or monkey in the middle. Now there are two teams on the right and left side of the field that are trying to hit a guy in the middle. The guy in the middle is supposed to avoid being hit by a ball that the two teams would be throwing at him otherwise he will be out.

Now claim the flag is a very fun game that would not only teach teamwork but strategy as well. Now the class will first form two teams with each team having their own team flag. The objective of the game is for one team to get the flag of the other team and not to get tagged by any opposing team member otherwise they will be sent to jail.

Now croquet is one fun game that does not require much running and is good for the less sporty children. Basically, two or probably more players have to hit balls of different colors into some hoops with a croquet stick. This is a game that can actually teach tactical ability.

Now dodgeball is yet another great game but it is probably better for the older children who are more sporty. Dodgeball teaches quick thinking, teamwork, and encourages one to boost up his reflexes. Basically, the rules of the game is for a team to grab as many balls as possible and to hit the players of the opposing team with these balls until they are all out.

Now if one is a teacher, he can actually try out some of these games. Now it is also extremely important for the teacher to let the students know why these games are being played in the first place. Teaching the life lessons behind the activities is probably the most important part.




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