Preschool - 1st Grade Group Games Educational Resources : Page 2

At your next party, play this amped-up version of hot potato that comes with a prize!

This is an easy counting game for preschoolers and toddlers. Great for car trips!

When it comes to working kids' muscles, nothing beats an obstacle course! Here are some easy ideas for creating your own course at home.

In this leap frog activity, your child will use her muscles to jump over her friends and onto lily pads as she practices number recognition.

Build memory and motor skills with this musical movement game!

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

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!

Like "Mother, May I?", this following directions tag game focuses on gross motor skills, but to the theme Itsy Bitsy Spider. Fun indoors or outside!

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your kindergartener by playing an alphabet balloon volley game inspired by "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" by Dr. Seuss.

This twist on the same old Hide and Seek is a great weekend or rainy-day activity.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

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

Healthy eating may sound dull to kids, but it doesn't have to be boring. Add a little pizzazz to snack time by holding a snack hunt!

Have the kids use sidewalk chalk to draw portraits of their family and, in the process, learn about familial relationships.

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

This variation on the classic group game "Mother, May I?" can be played with one or more child and involves continual participation.

Kids get in lots of letter learning as they play this fun twist on regular tag, which engages their minds as well as their bodies.

Does your child have trouble holding a pencil? Is writing an excruciating task? The key is to build up those hand muscles! This water relay race can help.

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

Bring the classic game of "Red Rover" up to date with color and shape recognition skills for your child.

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

Help your preschooler combine a lesson about numbers with a silly, snowy game of hopscotch.

Do a little kitchen chemistry as you make your own bubble solution and bubble-wand shapes!

This circle game practices patterning and flexes your child's memory.

Kids will love this more challenging version of tag where they'll have to run while "attached" to someone else.

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

Celebrate your little one's move to big kid school by throwing a very special graduation party complete with friends, crafts, and lots of energetic fun.

This outdoor game will help your child practice observational skills and visual identification while working in some exercise, too!

If you have a young child who loves physical stunts, try making these coffee-can stilts for backyard fun.

Improve your kindergartener's vocabulary with this fun, quick, and simple improvisation activity! He'll love acting while practicing directionality words.