First grade writing games


Writing Activities for Your First Grader

Try these writing ideas at home

List maker

Ask your child to help you make a grocery list or a "to-do" list for weekend chores. Your child can dictate the list as you write, to model the process. Then switch roles, and ask your child to write the list as you dictate.

Family letters

Help your child write letters to relatives and friends. These may include thank you notes or just a special note to say hello. Be sure to send your child a letter or card once in awhile too so that she is reminded of how special it is to get a letter in the mail. And consider finding a pen pal for your child.

Family stories

Ask your child to draw a picture of a family activity and then write a sentence about it below the picture. Encourage your child to say the sentence and write letters to match the sounds in each word. Then have your child read what she wrote. Display the story on the refrigerator or a bulletin board — and celebrate the work!

Reader's theater

Encourage your child to read her stories out loud. Listen carefully with patience, and give positive feedback about her ideas and her writing!

Bookmaker

Turn your child's writing into books! Paste her drawings and writings on pieces of construction paper. For each book, make a cover out of heavier paper or cardboard, and add special art, a title, and her name as author. Punch holes in the pages and cover, and bind the book together with yarn or ribbon.

Field notes

Encourage your child to take notes on trips or outings, and to describe what she saw, using all of her senses. This could include a description of a walk outside, a ride in a car or a bus, or other events that lend themselves to note taking.

Message board

Hang a family message board in the kitchen and leave notes there for your child. Encourage your child to write a message back and post it to the board.

Label it

Young children love to name things! Ask your child to write out labels for the rooms and objects in your house. Don't worry about invented spellings! Help your child safely tape them up for temporary display. See a real-life example in this blog post, Using but confusing, with laundry.

Make practice fun!

Give your child opportunities to practice writing by helping her sign birthday cards and make lists. As your child gets older, write together — have your child help you with the writing you do, including writing letters, shopping lists, and messages.

Young reporter

Encourage your child to take notes on trips or outings, and to describe what she saw. This could include a description of nature walks, a boat ride, a car trip, or other events that lend themselves to note-taking.

Writing to remember

If your child likes a particular song, suggest that she learn the words by writing them down. Also encourage copying favorite poems or quotations from books and plays.

Reader's theater

Encourage your child to read her stories out loud. Listen carefully without interrupting, and give her positive feedback about her ideas and her writing!

Play a game with pictures

Photos and images are great story sparkers. Do a web search and find a few interesting images. Or cut out pictures from magazines. The pictures can be realistic, such as a photo of students on a playground. Or they can be fantastical images, such as a superhero flying in space. Glue a couple images into a notebook. Then ask your child to write about one of them. You can prompt her, asking her to include what she sees, what the people are thinking, what will happen next—or just let her imagination run free.

Make an “I can” book

As your child learns to write, she’ll also be learning other new skills. Making an “I Can” book will let her practice writing skills and keep track of her other accomplishments. Staple together a bunch of blank sheets of paper to make a book. As your child reaches a new milestone, such as learning to tie her shoes or hit a baseball, she can draw a picture on a new page of the book. Younger kids can then write, “I can tie my shoes.” Older kids can write a few sentences about what they’ve accomplished.

Create a family scrapbook

A family scrapbook is a great way to save memories and jump-start your child’s writing. Use an inexpensive photo album to keep souvenirs of things you do together. This can include photos, ticket stubs, and found objects, like pretty leaves. Your child can begin by writing the date and a line about where you were and what you did. Then, you can work together to write a more detailed summary. Don’t forget to include funny or even annoying moments!

Foster a love of writing with your first grader

This video is from Home Reading Helper, a resource for parents to elevate children’s reading at home provided by Read Charlotte. Find more video, parent activities, printables, and other resources at Home Reading Helper.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Learn to Write the Sight Words: which, found, these, made & other Game

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Learn to Write the Sight Words: just, any & again Game

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children must learn to write the sight words: know, before, then, things & many.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Learn to Write the Sight Words: think, use, would, mother & tell Game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children must learn to write the sight words: think, use, would, mother & tell.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Learn to Write the Sight Words: read, five, house, also & seven Game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children must learn to write the sight words: read, five, house, also & seven.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Learn to Write the Sight Words: write, should, little, walk & got Game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children must learn to write the sight words: write, should, little, walk & got.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Learn to Write the Sight Words: ask, laugh, than & say Game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children must learn to write the sight words: ask, laugh, than & say.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children must learn to write the sight words: more, eight, another & most.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Learn to Write the Sight Words: those, push, friend, every & let Game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children must learn to write the sight words: those, push, friend, every & let.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Learn to Write the Sight Words: back, off, even, around & must Game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children must learn to write the sight words: back, off, even, around & must.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Learn to Write the Sight Words: much, both, once, upon & ten Game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children must learn to write the sight words: much, both, once, upon & ten.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Learn to Write the Sight Words: pull, stop, same, try & full Game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children must learn to write the sight words: pull, stop, name, try & full.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Learn to Write the Sight Words: often, Sunday, together, told Game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children must learn to write the sight words: often, Sunday, together & told.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Teaching 1st graders the skill of writing is no walk in the park. Most kids dislike the practice of writing and find it repetitive. Teachers and parents are in constant search of stimulating ways in which they can keep the learning fun and informative at the same time. At SplashLearn, you can choose from a wide range of games and activities that can nudge your child to master the skills of literacy.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            These interactive games help in strengthening the skill of spelling and writing sight words. The knowledge of sight words builds your child’s comprehension and fluency skills. The game makes use of colorful audiovisual learning aids to keep your child engaged. The player moves around and comes across different sight words jumbled up on the screen. The child has to arrange the other letters of the words on the screen in the correct sequence.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Such games help your child get well-acquainted with sight words and build their vocabulary.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Fun Writing Games for 1st Graders

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              This activity involves using placards as a learning aid where the teacher or parent can get different placards and play the fun game of identification with kids. The child has to identify the character, animal, person, etc., shown in the placard and write it down on a piece of paper.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This game helps in building the vocabulary of your child and also improves their identification and memory skills.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            There are also such varieties "sit-down games" like desk games. Such games are designed to remove muscle tension, switch the child's attention, give the opportunity to rest from difficult intellectual activity.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Teachers can successfully use finger games. These games are given in the book by M. Ruzina "Country finger games", as well as in other publications.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            So that the game at the desk does not turn into constant entertainment for students, the teacher clearly formulates the rule to start and end the game on a certain signal.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            For a hyperactive child, similar games are a very good relaxation during the lesson. After such physical culture minutes and kneading games, he is again ready to concentrate and complete study assignments.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            "Sea Waves" (Lyutova E. K., Monina G.B.)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Purpose: to teach children to switch attention from one type of activity to another, contribute to the reduction of muscle voltage.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            At the signal of the teacher "Calm" all the kids in the class freeze. At the signal "Waves" the children queues line up behind their desks. The students sitting behind the first stand up first. desks. After 2-3 seconds, those who sit at the second desks rise, etc. As soon as the turn reaches the inhabitants of the last desks, they get up and that's it. clap their hands together, after which the children who got up first (after the first desks), sit down, etc. At the signal of the teacher "Storm" the nature of the action and the sequence of their execution is repeated, with the only difference that the children do not wait 2-3 seconds, but stand one after another immediately. Need to finish the game the Calm team.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            "Catching mosquitoes" (Lyutova E.K., Monina G.B.)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Purpose: to relieve muscle tension from the hands hands, to enable hyperactive children to move in a free rhythm and pace.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Tell the children: "Let's pretend that summer came, I opened the window and a lot of things flew into our class (group) mosquitoes. At the command "Start!" you will catch mosquitoes. Like this! The teacher at a slow or medium pace makes chaotic movements in the air, clenching and unclenching fists at the same time. Either sequentially or simultaneously. Each the child will "catch mosquitoes" at his own pace and rhythm, not touching those who sit nearby. On command "Stop!" you sit like this: the teacher shows how to sit down (at his discretion). Ready? "Begin!"... "Stop!" Well done. Tired. Lower relaxed legs down, shake your palms several times. Let the hands rest. Now back to work!"

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Play is considered only suitable for children younger age. This is absolutely not true. Through games and through games more older students and adults who have difficulty concentrating and control of impulsivity, I can improve these qualities.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            When it comes to play, age is not is a limitation. Games develop many psychological and personal qualities. You just need to have a clear idea of ​​what qualities are needed in development.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ,0003 Games in the school corridor at recess

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Green, red, yellow

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children stand in circle, teacher with three circles - in the middle. The teacher gives commands: "Stop! Get ready! Let's go!", while raising the corresponding circle. Students who make a mistake are out of the game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Change numbers

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Playing stand in a circle shoulder to shoulder and are calculated in numerical order. AT the center is the driver. He loudly calls any number. Called numbers should quickly change places, and the driver tries to take one of the free places. The one left without a seat becomes the driver.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Russian folk game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            "Burners".

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The players stand up pairs one after the other. Ahead at a distance of two steps is

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            driver - burner. Chanting players say the words:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Burn, burn clear,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            So that it does not go out.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Stay at the hem,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Look at the field,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Trumpeters are going there

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Let them eat kalachi.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Look at the sky:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The stars are burning,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The cranes are screaming:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            run away.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            One, two, do not crow,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            And run like fire!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            After the last words, the children standing in the last pair run from both sides along

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            columns. Burner trying to tarnish one of them. If the running players managed to take a friend

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            a friend by the hand, before the burner spots one of them, they are in front of the first

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            pair, and the burner lights up again. The game is repeated. If the burner succeeds in spotting one of the

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            runners in a pair, then he stands with him in front of the column, and the one who is left without a partner burns.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Rules of the game. The burner must not look back. He catches up with fleeing players

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            as soon as only they will run past him.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Russian folk game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            "Cat and a mouse.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Players stand in two rows facing each other, join hands, forming a small

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            passage - a hole. AT cats are in one row, mice are in the other. The first pair starts the game: the cat

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            catches the mouse, and the mouse running around the players. At a dangerous moment, the mouse can hide in the corridor

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            , formed by the clasped hands of the players. As soon as the cat has caught the mouse,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            the players stand in row. The second pair starts the game. The game continues until the cats are

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            catch everyone mice.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Rules of the game. Kotu you can't run into a hole. The cat and mice should not run far from

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            holes.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Russian folk game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            "Zarnitsa".

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children get up in circle, hands are held behind the back, and one of the players - dawn - walks behind with a ribbon

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            and says:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Zarya-lightning,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Red Maiden,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Walked across the field,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Dropped the keys,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Golden keys,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Ribbons blue,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Twisted rings,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Went for water!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            With latest with words, the leader carefully puts the ribbon on the shoulder of one of the

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            players, who, noticing this, he quickly takes the tape, and they both run in different directions along the circle

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            . The one who will be left without a place, it becomes a dawn. The game is repeated.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Rules of the game. Runners must not cross the circle. The players do not turn around,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            while the driver chooses who to put on the shoulder ribbon

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            GOLD GATE

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Description of the game
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            In the game "Golden Gate" two players stand opposite each other and, holding hands, hands up. Get "gates". The rest of the kids get up behind a friend and put their hands on the shoulders of the one walking in front, or simply take up hands. The resulting chain must pass under the gate.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            "Gate" pronounce:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Golden Gate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            They don't always let you through!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            First time saying goodbye
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The second one is forbidden,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            And for the third time
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            We won't let you through!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            After these words, the “collars” abruptly drop their hands, and those children who turned out to be caught, they also become "gates". Gradually the number of "gates" increases and the chain decreases. The game ends when all the children become gates.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Rules of the game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Two players stand opposite each other and, holding hands, raise their hands up. Get "gates".

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Other children stand one after another and put their hands on the shoulders of the person walking in front, or simply join hands. The resulting chain must pass under the gate.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            children who were caught, they also become “gates”. Gradually quantity "gate" increases, and the chain decreases.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Game ends when all children become "gates"

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            CONES, ACORNS, NUTS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Description of the game
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children stand in threes and, holding hands, form a circle. Each of the three has name: "cones", "acorns", "nuts". The leader is outside the circle. The host pronounces the word "nuts" (or "cones", "acorns"), and all players who have this name, change places, and the leader tries to take someone's place. If he succeeds, then he becomes a nut ("acorn", "cone"), and the one who was left without a place, he takes the place of the leader.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Rules of the game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children get up in threes and, holding hands, form a circle. Each of the three has a name: "cones", "acorns", "nuts". The leader is outside the circle.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The leader says the word "nuts" (or "bumps", "acorns"), and all players who have this name, change places, and the leader tries to take someone's place. If this he succeeds, then he becomes a nut ("acorn", "bump"), and the one who was left without places, takes the place of the leader.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            COTTONS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Cottons - cheerful attention and reaction game for a large group of children. This child's play is good Suitable for use during breaks in elementary school.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Description of the game
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Players stand in a circle. Each player receives a serial number.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            All players together begin to clap rhythmically: twice in their hands, twice in knees. At the same time, one of the players says his number by clapping his hands, for example - “five-five”, and for claps on the knees - the number of any other player.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A player who did not have time to give his number or called the number of an already eliminated participant is out of the game.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The last two remaining players win.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Rules of the game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Players stand in a circle.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Each player assigned a serial number.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            All together they begin to clap rhythmically: twice on their hands, twice on their knees.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Clapping hands the player calls his number, and, clapping his knees - the number of any other participant standing in a circle.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Collection of "quiet" games in the classroom

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            WHO IS THIS?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Quantity players : any

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Optional: paper, pens

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Take each piece of paper and draw a head on top - a person, an animal, a bird. Fold the sheet over so that the drawing was not visible - only the tip of the neck. And pass the drawing to a neighbor. At each participant in the game turned out to be a new sheet with an image that he did not saw. Everyone draws the upper body, "hides" the drawing again and handed over to a neighbor in order to finish the limbs on the new sheet received. BUT now expand all the drawings and see what creatures are depicted on them.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            SPINS players : any

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            optional : 20 sticks (pencils will do of the same length)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            From the sticks must be folded into messy pile on the table. Alternately, one at a time, the players pull out of the pile 10 sticks so as not to stir others. Whoever succeeds, wins.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            RING

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Number of players: any

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Optional: ring

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            puts

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            into the fist of another player. You need to guess who has the ring in his hand.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            I NEVER NEVER. players: 7-15 people

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            extra : chips by number of participants (large beans, matches, or other small identical objects)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This game will help people get better to know each other.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The first player says: “I never not...". Then he names what he has never done in his life (playing on honesty). For example:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            - did not see a crocodile

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            - did not go to the sea

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            - did not wear boots, etc.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Suppose the player said "I never eaten pineapple. All players who have eaten pineapples must give him one chip. Then the turn passes to another player, and he calls what never did. The task of each player is to name something that he has never did, and all or most of those present did.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Game ends in a certain number of circles. Whoever gets the most wins chips. Number players : any

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            additionally : any talisman

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Teacher picks up talisman and begins acquaintance. "Let me introduce myself: Masha ... Height ... Weight ... Volumes… Foot size… Education…" Presentation varies by content what the teacher wants to hear. If the goal is to learn something interesting from hobbies of children, then the teacher talks about his hobbies in the same age, if the goal is the content of future activities, the educator tells about what he did in a health camp at the same age; if the goal - to understand the internal state of the child, then the teacher talks about his experiences at this age. The talisman is given to the narrator.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The facilitator sets the theme, rhythm, content, directs and regulates the course of the game.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Outdoor Games - 60 outdoor games for kids

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            “Once we collected tadpoles from my sister's pond and raised them into tree frogs. They all fled to our basement, and we never saw them again,” said one of the mothers who compiled this list. Summer with kids can be really fun and happy. And playing outdoors improves health, reduces stress, and even improves eyesight.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Contents of the article

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Games for toddlers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Outdoor games for children's company
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Games that can be played alone
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Outdoor games for children with a rope
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Outdoor games with a ball
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • outdoor games

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Here are 60 games you can play outdoors together or teach your child to have fun with friends or siblings while you're doing household chores.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Games for toddlers

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. "Dog, dog, where is your bone"

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            In this game, a child pretending to be a dog turns away while someone steals his "bone". Any object can be a bone, but with young children it is better to use a toy bone for better visualization.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            When the "dog" turns around, all the children try to look guilty, and the dog tries to guess which one of them actually stole the bone. Let small children guess until they guess, older children can be limited in the number of attempts.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. “Mom, can I…”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Mom stands with her back to the children, who take turns asking questions, and allows or does not allow them to take a step forward. Whoever reaches mom first wins.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This game is best played with children who are too young to realize its injustice. Although mom is standing with her back, she perfectly recognizes everyone by voice. Therefore, in general, it is she who decides who wins. This is a good game to practice counting.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3. Asphalt Picasso

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Grab your asphalt crayons and unleash your inner artist. Start painting yourself, and soon there will be a bunch of kids around, and you can sneak out and do household chores.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            You can find instructions for making homemade chalk online, but I doubt it will be much cheaper than buying chalk from a store.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4. Digging for dinosaurs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Bury toy dinosaur bones (or any other toy) and let your kids dig them up. My kids did it once with little cars.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5. Scavenger hunt

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The game consists in the fact that participants must find and collect objects from a pre-compiled list within a certain time. You can find ready-made lists online, but creating your own has several advantages.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            First, you can customize the list to fit your yard. Secondly, to involve in the creation of a list of older children. Thirdly, you teach children to create their own games.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6. Water games

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Use a cheap plastic tub. Let them play outside and take care of your bathroom!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            7. Gardening

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            You can buy a special garden kit, but really all the kids need is a bag of seeds, a patch of soil or a pot of soil.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            8. Hoop

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Surprisingly, my 2-year-old daughter loves the hula hoop and is good at it. The hula hoop game grows with your children. Both my youngest and my oldest are equally interested.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            9. Bubbles

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            What can I say, everything has already been said - bubbles! Buy bubbles, make bubbles yourself, blow bubbles!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            10. Hatching

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Surely you yourself were once fond of this. Get out an old pencil, then take a sheet of paper, lay it on a surface with an interesting texture, and shade the paper. Using different colors and shapes, kids can create their own unique designs.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Outdoor games for children's company

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            11. Octopus

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Octopus and fish participate in the game. The fish must get from one end of the yard to the other so that it is not tagged. If it is tagged, the fish should remain in place and try to taunt others running past.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            It is better to play when there are many children. The game is suitable for both young children and older children.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            12. "Simon said"

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Simon tells the other players what to do using "Simon said". If he doesn't use this phrase and the player did what he said, the player is out. The last remaining player is the next Simon.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This game can be played at any age by increasing the speed and complexity of commands, but it is a great game for preschoolers to teach them how to follow commands.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            13. Capture the Flag

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This classic outdoor game is best for a large group of kids. Children are divided into two teams and try to capture the flag of the other team without being caught in someone else's territory.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            14. Ghosts in the Graveyard

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            There are many variations of rules in this game. The ghost hides while the rest of the children count to 12. The children then join hands and walk around the house chanting “starlight, bright light, ghost, come into the light” until the ghost pops up. From this moment begins the game of tag. The ghost must try to taunt someone before the children return to safety. The first or last singed is the next ghost.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            15. Hide and seek in the dark

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Most of all this game is suitable for schoolchildren. However, we used to play this game every weekend in college, so it's suitable for all ages.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The one who drives thinks others are hiding. The one who was found last leads the next. Flashlights are a great addition if you play in the dark.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            16. Kick the tin can

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The driver must guard the can and look for those who are hiding. And those who hid should try to run out and kick the can before the driver. If the driver kicks the jar first, the one who was hiding goes to jail. The last player to go to jail is the next driver.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            17. Michelangelo

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Michelangelo takes each player by the hand, spins with them, and then lets go. Players must freeze in the position in which they landed. Children can "fall" and freeze in any position they want, this does not affect the outcome of the game. After all the statues are in place, Michelangelo walks through his house, trying to make the players laugh without touching them. The first to laugh (or the last) is the next Michelangelo.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            18. "Mom says"

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This game is a bit like the game "Mom, can I have it." But here it's not the players asking permission to take a step, but Mom says something like: "Mom says that every child dressed in red can take two steps in my direction." Or, "Mom says every brown-haired kid can take two steps back."

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            19. Racing

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            You can run from one side of the yard to the other in a hundred different ways: on one leg, on three legs, backwards, crab gait, the fastest gait, the slowest, the most average. Have the children take turns naming the running style.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            20. Red light, green light

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            In this game, children can only move when the driver has their back turned to them. If the driver turns around, the children should freeze. If he catches someone in motion, he must return to the beginning of the path. The first person to touch the driver wins and becomes water himself.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Games you can play alone

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            21. Backyard Ninja

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Set up a backyard playground with a real obstacle course.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            22. Dog training

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Probably not every child will want to do this, and it may need a little supervision, but you know your children and your dog better.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            23. Reading in nature

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Reading outside the home is one of the most simple and solitary pleasures. Summer is a great time to start a new book series or take part in a summer reading program.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            24. Bird watching or urban safari

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            It's great to have binoculars, but an observant child can do without them. Lie on the lawn and watch the birds and squirrels.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            25. Sports activities

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            It all depends on your child's interests. We found baseball practice videos. Exercise is a great way to improve athletic skills.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            26. Science Experiment

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            After a few "experiments" with random ingredients from my buffet and a lot of cleaning, I decided to turn to the book "52 Experiments". The first experiment that caught my children's attention was with Mentos and Coca-Cola. Great outdoor game!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            27. Learning to juggle

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A child can learn the basics and then practice all summer long. Find tutorial videos on YouTube and use old tennis balls or buy a special juggling kit.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            28. Tennis

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Our park's tennis courts have a training wall. The garage door will work too. In any case, you can play alone against the wall. We buy used rackets and tennis balls from a thrift store.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            29. Classics

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This game can be played with friends or alone. You won't have to wait in line, you can practice as long as you like.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            30. Housework

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            I know it's not a game, but it's a way out when a child tells you he's bored. Housework doesn't have to be hard. Organize a potato peeling contest or promise a trip to the zoo if the kids help you finish all the chores on the list. If you succeed, please share your experience.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Outdoor games for children with a skipping rope

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            31. Rhymed games with a skipping rope

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            : 101 Jump Rope Rhymes. Jump rope games can also appeal to adults. Spend half a day teaching kids how to play and maybe they'll be hooked for a long time.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            32. Snake Bite or Helicopter

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            My 7 year old son calls this game Snake Bite and my 11 year old daughter calls it Helicopter. One person stands in the center and spins the rope on the ground. Players must jump over it. If the rope touches the jumper, he is out of the game.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            33. Water jumping

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This game is a bit like the previous one, but here the driver spins the rope, and the players jump five times with a cup of water. Whoever has more water left in the cup after five jumps wins.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            34. Chinese Rope

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Another game you can learn on YouTube. With more difficult jumps. You may want to purchase a special Chinese jump rope. It stretches better.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            35. Make a chain hoist

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            My kids love this game. They tie one end of the rope to a basket or bucket, and throw the other end over a branch. Then they pull things up and down. This game has little meaning, but a lot of scope for the imagination. They can play like this for hours. You can buy a real chain hoist system and hang it over the sandbox; but I prefer the jump rope system.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            36. Tug of war

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            You will need two or more children to play the tug of war. Teams stand at an equal distance from the center line and try to pull the other team across the line. This game can be dangerous, play under adult supervision.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            37. Limbo

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            If there are three players, you can play with a stretched rope or mop - two hold, one crawls under the line. With each round, the rope drops a little lower until the player falls over while trying to climb. An option for older children is to play ice skating.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            38. Rope racing

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            If you have plenty of space, jumpers can line up and race at the same time. If not, use a stopwatch.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            39. Double Dutch

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Double Dutch is a variation of rope jumping where one or two people simultaneously jump over two rotating ropes. If played correctly, it is a team sport, as everyone must work together to be successful. Training can take all summer.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            40. Cat and mouse

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Four children play this game. The mouse starts the game by jumping into the spinning rope and making a certain number of jumps. The cat must follow it, making the same number of jumps, while the mouse runs around the players, spinning the rope to jump back again. The cat is chasing the mouse. A cat can taunt a mouse when the mouse is not jumping or if the mouse makes a mistake in jumping.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Outdoor ball games

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            41. Dodgeball

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            I never liked this game as a child, but I love playing it with my kids. The goal is to throw the ball at your opponents while dodging a blow from their side. If you catch the ball thrown at you, whoever threw the ball is out.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            42. Kickball

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Children's version of baseball - kickball. Instead of hitting the ball with a bat, the player kicks it. The rest of the rules are very similar to baseball.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            43. Horse

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This is a basketball game in which players take turns throwing the ball into the basket from different places. If someone hits, everyone else must try to throw the ball into the ring from the same place. Who missed, he adds a letter to the word "horse". Whoever spells the word first is out of the game.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            44. Four squares

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            We need four children and a square consisting of four small squares. However, if there are two players, it is possible to play "two squares" on half the court.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            45. Piglet in the middle

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The players throw the ball to each other while the player in the middle tries to catch it. As soon as he catches the ball, the thrower is in the middle. With small children, you can take turns throwing.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            46. Eider-ball

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            We learned about this game in the camp. It is similar to Dodgeball, but the ball rolls on the ground.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            47. Bowling

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Although bowling sets are quite cheap, you can play with a regular ball and 10 plastic bottles. The garden path will replace the bowling alley and the grass will replace the gutter.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            48. Football

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Football or a smaller version of it can be played with a children's ball. Work out shots on goal, dribble and tackle.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            49. Angry Birds

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            My children (and I'm sure countless other children) created this game based on a computer game. They build a tower of stones and hide a toy pig in it. The other child should try to knock down the tower with the ball. Don't forget to get out of the way when you build the tower, especially if it's made of rocks.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            50. Don't drop the ball

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Remember that episode on Friends when they kept the ball in the air for hours? Wouldn't it be great if your kids played it for hours? Worth a try.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A still from Friends TV series

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Outdoor games

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            51. Look for fireflies

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Who doesn't like to chase fireflies? I know it's hard to organize in the city, but you can wait until dark and go to the park.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            52. Sprinkler run

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Perhaps one of the most fun games ever played. What kid doesn't love running through the sprinkler on a summer day? Don't have a sprinkler? Make it yourself by gluing a bottle with holes to the hose.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            53. Explore the ecosystem under the rocks

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            It's very simple. Turn over a stone, log, or object that has been sitting in one place long enough and see who lives under it. We found centipedes, centipedes, worms, slugs, woodlice and spiders.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            54. Raise butterflies from caterpillars

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            After a terrible experience with parasitic larvae, I would recommend buying a special kit or collecting eggs instead of caterpillars.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            55. Turn tadpoles into frogs or toads

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Once we collected tadpoles from my sister's pond and raised them into tree frogs. They all fled to our basement and we never saw them again. I recommend doing this outside.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            56. Tree climbing

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            As a child, I considered this activity to be completely ordinary. We had a big tree in our yard, and children from all over the area climbed on it. My kids are always on the lookout for good climbing trees. Every child needs to climb a tree sometimes.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            57. Cloud watching

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This should be on every child's and every adult's summer outdoor playlist. Add some science by keeping a cloud patch journal.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            58. Sausage down the hill

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Roll down the hill, feel dizzy, run back and do it again. If you get bored, roll something else down, like a ball.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            59. Splashing in puddles

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            I remember very well how my children went outside and played in the mud after a rainstorm. They were turning into swamp monsters, my kitchen and bath were turning into a barn, but it was a great time.


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