Playground Games — 12 Classics Explained
Twelve classic playground games with full rules — Stuck in the Mud, What's the Time Mr Wolf, Duck Duck Goose, Tag variants, French skipping and more.
Preview
Page count: 7. Print-ready PDF — letter / A4 friendly. Click image to see all pages.
Learning objective
Provide clear rules for traditional playground games suitable for break and PE warm-ups.
About this resource
- Subject: Sports & Games
- Type: Activity Pack
- Grade levels: Kindergarten (ages 4-6, ≈ Reception / Y1), Grade 1 (ages 6-7, ≈ Year 2), Grade 2 (ages 7-8, ≈ Year 3), Grade 3 (ages 8-9, ≈ Year 4), Grade 4 (ages 9-10, ≈ Year 5)
- Pages: 7
- Date added: 2026-08-01
- Credit: Qualified primary teacher
Playground equipment
Convenience links if you'd like to look any of these up. We've recommended these books in the resource above.
Equipment
- S Skipping ropes 8ft class set 10
- H Hula hoops set 10 mixed sizes colours
- P Playground chalk pack 20 assorted
- B Beanbags primary school set 20 assorted
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