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RoomRecess.com offers over 160 fun and educational games for kids in math, reading, spelling, typing, and more. The games are created by an elementary school teacher and do not require sign up or account.
- 2nd & 3rd Grade
Our 3rd grade games help to prepare children for the upper...
- 4th & 5th Grade
6th, 5th, and 4th grade games. Building our fourth, fifth,...
- Reading Games
To help make reading more engaging, we put options in our...
- Math Learning Games
When practicing skills for class, our math games for kids...
- Mouse Games
We offer free typing games for kids so that they can enjoy...
- Coloring Pages for Kids
Online coloring pages for kids. Everyone loves coloring...
- Online Virtual Manipulatives
All of our learning tools are based on manipulatives that...
- Space Games for Kids
Here is a group of learning space games for kids that...
- Word Games
Improving the grammar and English language arts skills of...
- 2nd & 3rd Grade
- Arts and Crafts Indoor Recess Ideas
- Physical Activity and Movement Indoor Recess Games and Ideas
- Stem Exploration and Challenges Indoor Recess Ideas
- Classic Indoor Recess Games
- Indoor Recess Games Using Technology
- Old-School Indoor Recess Games and Ideas
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1. Paint, color, draw
No instructions necessary—most kids know exactly what to do with free art time. All they need is lots of paper (you can even retrieve some from the recycling bin), colored pencils, crayons, markers, and/or paint. Learn more: Art Projects That Only Require Basic Suppliesat We Are Teachers
2. Bust out the Play-Doh
Who doesn’t love that squishy, funky-smelling stuff? Add fun, easy-to-find accessories like cookie cutters, letter stamps, and shape molds and watch students get busy. Learn more: Genius Ways To Use Play-Doh in the Classroomat We Are Teachers
3. Set up a makerspace
The popularity of makerspaces has introduced kids to the possibilities of using a variety of everyday supplies—such as pasta, yarn, wire, paper tubes, plastic lids, and pom-poms—to create original works. Learn more: What Is a Makerspace?at We Are Teachers
13. Create music with Boomwhackers
Boomwhackers are colorful plastic tubes that are designed to make gentle musical tones when tapped against hard surfaces. Let students tap into their inner Mozart and compose their own musical arrangements. Buy it: Boomwhackerson Amazon
14. Try GoNoodle
So many teachers count on GoNoodle, specifically the indoor-recess channel, as their go-to for indoor recess. The videos are fun and engaging and get kids up and moving. Learn more: GoNoodle
15. Practice yoga
This online yoga station is a great source for 10- to 15-minute videos made just for kids. They use stories, music, and characters to make yoga fun.
24. Create with colorful pipe cleaners
For some reason, most kids are fascinated by these fuzzy, flexible art supplies! The possibilities for creating bendy sculptures are limitless—from jewelry to accessories like hats and purses, animals shapes, and more. Learn more: Clever and Colorful Pipe Cleaner Crafts and Learning Activitiesat We Are Teachers
25. Build Popsicle-stick contraptions
Keep a supply of large and small Popsicle sticks and let kids build creative contraptions, using Play-Doh as joints. Learn more:2D Shape Activity at Laughing Kids Learn
26. Devise tower challenges
There are so many easy-to-find materials kids can use for building towers and structures. Think straws, spaghetti, painter’s tape, toothpicks, marshmallows, and Wikki Stix, to name just a few. Learn more: Spaghetti Marshmallow Tower Challengeon Tinkerlab
32. Play board games
Board games are the old standby in most classrooms. Kids can’t seem to get enough of them. And playing games helps kids build logic and social skills. Teacher tip: Keep your eye out for board games at garage sales and thrift stores. Learn more: Best Board Games for Kidsat We Are Teachers
33. Play card games
Quick and easy to set up, card games are a great opportunity for kids to learn about taking turns, strategy, and following rules. Some perennial favorites: Uno, War, and Go Fish. You can also sneak in some language arts and math card games that teach kids skills while they play. Learn more: Math Card Games for Students to Aceat We Are Teachers
34. Bust out the geoboards
Geoboards are not only cool math manipulatives, they also lend themselves well to creative play. Learn more: Clever Ways To Use Geoboards in the Classroomat We Are Teachers
43. Play online games
Whether we love it or not, kids love free time on their devices! Luckily, allowing them time to explore vetted and approved sites can actually be educational. In addition, online games help build problem-solving, strategizing, and concentration skills and more. Learn more: Favorite Online Games That Are Fun and Educational Tooat We Are Teachers
44. Listen to and watch read-alouds
Let your students explore different authors and genres with online read-alouds. There are many different resources that provide top-quality graphics and narrators that make stories fun and interesting. Learn more: The Best Read-Alouds on YouTubeat We Are Teachers
45. Go on a virtual field trip
Take a field trip in the comfort of your own classroom! Learn about how a recycling center works or how to make slime in space. Explore the Louvre or the Great Wall of China. Virtual field trips are a wonderful tool to expand students’ horizons. Learn more: Amazing Educational Virtual Field Tripsat We Are Teachers
49. Play Twister
Silly, funny, and challenging, Twister is a favorite for everyone. Buy it: Twisteron Amazon
50. Stitch up a sewing project
Put out scraps of fabric and needles and thread and let kids explore the lost art of sewing. Learn more: Golden Rules for Teaching Kids to Sewat Sew a Softie
51. Introduce them to Tinkertoys and Lincoln Logs
More building, this time with an old-school feel. Buy it: Tinkertoyson Amazon
Find 55 fun and creative ideas for indoor recess, from arts and crafts to STEM challenges. Learn how to use Boomwhackers, GoNoodle, yoga, and more to keep kids active and engaged.
- Prodigy. Engage your students in building their math and English skills with Prodigy's fun learning games. In just a few clicks, teachers can set up fun, differentiated skill practice with Prodigy two games, Prodigy Math and Prodigy English.
- Gaming With Google Slides. During the pandemic, many teachers transformed classic games like Connect 4, Battleship, chess and tic-tac-toe into a Google Slide format.
- Trivia. Many teachers love to use Kahoot! to create quizzes to assess students’ learning. But it can also be used to make just for fun quizzes. You can find lots of fun ideas online of topics and questions to add to your game.
- Geoguesser. This browser game places you in a semi-random location, and you must discover where you are in the world with a certain number of clues. You can only use the visible “street view” to figure out where you are.
Free games, lessons, quizzes, and worksheets all available at https://www.roomrecess.com Sign up for weekly emails: support@roomrecess.comFree games, lessons...
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