1st - 3rd Grade Group Games Educational Resources

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

What better way to raise awareness about the environment than with an eco-friendly Earth-themed party? Get your party started with this step-by-step guide.

Nothing chases the blues away like a trip to the boardwalk. Bring the fun home with this do-it-yourself version that sneaks in some math practice.

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Make subtraction practice more fun with this outdoor review game that's great for beginning math learners and more advanced!

Little kids love this messy but fun Easter party game: bob for chocolate Easter eggs in a giant blob of whipped cream. The first one to find all her eggs wins!

Make math fun and easy with this activity that challenges your child to use their addition and multiplication skills to win a race!

Throw a P.E. party in your own backyard that will make fitness fun!

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

It's that time of the year again! Celebrate the start of a new school year with a back to class bash, complete with arts and crafts, food and games.

The next time you're trapped indoors on a dreary day, try this take on dodgeball. All you need are a group of kids, an open area and a soft, spongy ball.

Stuck inside on a rainy day? Teach your child a classic kid's game: Five Stones. All you need are five stones and a flat surface.

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

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

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

Your kids will love this tradition of finding a leprechaun's gold hidden all over.

Horseshoes makes a perfect family activity for a summer afternoon. With a bit of cardboard and handful of pennies, you can create your own set!

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

Give your child a chance to feel like important airport personnel and learn a whole host of skills while he's at it!

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Help your second grader make his own badminton set--out of your old pantyhose! He'll delight in his crafty independence, and you'll love saving money.