Preschool Classroom & Small Group Games

In this variation on musical chairs, no one gets kicked "out" of the game -- instead, they get to tell other kids what to do!

Preschoolers need to practice hopping, skipping, and other "gross motor" skills. Why not make it fun by challenging them to move like their favorite animals?

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

This fun game tests your child's memory and helps him recognize colors, listen well, discriminate between sound and silence, and stop and start on signal.

With this "tightrope" game, your child will practice balancing skills and gain experience with the directions forward, backward, and sideways.

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

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your child with the directional vocabulary he should master in time for kindergarten.

Your little preschool elf will develop some important fine motor skills while creating an entertaining game: Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree!