1st - 5th Grade Group Games Educational Resources

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

This Valentine's Day, promote strong hearts with an active relay that the whole family can enjoy! It's light on the wallet, but heavy on heart health.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

Compare fractions in this two-player math game. The objective of the games is to work together to determine who has created the largest fraction.

Try to pop other opponents balloons while trying to protect your own. This exciting game is sure to be a hit with the kids at your next party!

These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.

Nothing chases the blues away like a trip to the boardwalk. Bring the fun home with this do-it-yourself version that sneaks in some math practice.

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

Your child will need to combine his sporty hand-eye coordination skills with his math skills to become the bullseye king.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

Inspire your fifth grader to explore a new culture and determine her New Year's fortune by playing this German wax dripping game.

Make subtraction practice more fun with this outdoor review game that's great for beginning math learners and more advanced!

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

This math game helps fourth graders improve their understanding of positive and negative integers in a fun way.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Exponents can be tricky to learn. Fortunately this game provides plenty of multiplication practice for your math student!

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

Try turning the evening ritual of asking about your kid's school day into a challenging game that consists of twenty questions.

Little kids love this messy but fun Easter party game: bob for chocolate Easter eggs in a giant blob of whipped cream. The first one to find all her eggs wins!

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

Challenge your third grader and a few friends to teamwork and laughs with these boisterous indoor Christmas games.

Are you looking for an easy-to-play, fun game? Try Cat and Mouse. All you need is a large bed sheet or tablecloth, a "cat" and a "mouse", and you're all set.