[Elementary School] Indoor Games and Recreational Activities Recommended for Upper Primary Grades

The cup game that requires cooperation

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You can only clear the game if everyone who joins works together! Here’s an idea for a cooperation-required cup game.

It’s great for strengthening class unity and building bonds.

It also takes little prep, so give it a try.

All you need are paper cups, a rubber band, and strings.

Tie one string per participant to the rubber band and you’re ready to go! Aim to clear the challenge by arranging or stacking the paper cups.

The key is controlling your strength!

Greenpeace

from Greenpeace “Newest and Most Fun Recreation Games”

This is a variation of rock-paper-scissors called “Green Peas.” When players shout “Green Peas,” they play rock-paper-scissors; the winner then chants, in rhythm, the hand they won with and the hand they will play next.

The names are: rock = “Gurin,” scissors = “Chorin,” paper = “Parin.” For example, if you win with rock and plan to play scissors next, you chant: “Gurin, Gurin, Chorin.” In the case of a tie, players say “Don!”—whoever says it first wins.

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Number Jump

[Let’s Play! Indoor Games] Even mistakes are fun! Number Jump!!

Let’s play using both our heads and our bodies! Here’s an idea for a game called Number Jump.

Kids tend to get more excited by games that are a bit challenging rather than too easy.

How about trying Number Jump, a game that engages both the mind and the body? It’s best to start with five or more people and go over the rules slowly as you begin.

First, each person jumps one at a time while saying “1.” After the last person has jumped, switch to jumping in pairs while saying “2.” In this way, the number of people jumping at once increases, so it’s a game that requires concentration.

Give it a try!

6 Easy Indoor Activities You Can Enjoy

[Make the Most of Spare Moments] 6 Easy Indoor Games Kids Can Enjoy [For Elementary Schoolers]

When rainy weather continues or the heat keeps you indoors, kids can’t move their bodies as much and may start to feel stressed.

Here are some recommended indoor activities that get them moving.

Try simple seated games like “Tonton Surisuri” or finger-play exercises to combine light gymnastics with brain training.

For example, with Tonton Surisuri, sit down and lightly pat one thigh with one hand while you make a fist with the other hand and rub the other thigh.

Doing two different actions at the same time is said to help build attention and provide brain-training benefits.

Give these easy exercises a try and have fun staying active indoors.

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Nakajima Junko

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cross-handed clap

Cross-hand Clapping, from The Newest and Most Fun Recreation Games

One person steps forward and alternately swings their arms up and down, left and right.

Clap your hands at the exact moment the hands overlap.

Do not clap if the hands are not overlapping.

The person swinging their arms may fake you out, swing slowly, or suddenly swing quickly, so watch carefully and keep rhythm together with everyone!

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Do-Re-Mi Song Game

[Viral] The Do-Re-Mi Song game is freaking hilarious lol

I think everyone learns “Do-Re-Mi” in music class at school, and this is a game that uses that song! You sing in turn, but there’s a rule: the singer has to start from the specified scale degree.

In other words, if you’re given “Do,” you sing the Do verse; if you’re given “Fa,” you sing the Fa verse! When you actually try it, it’s surprisingly tricky—your lyrics might be right, but you end up messing up the rhythm or pitch.

It’s the kind of game that makes you stubbornly want to try over and over again.

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Hane Keisuke

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Ball games you can play alone

[Indoors OK] Solo Ball Games: 5 Recommended Picks Even Toddlers Can Do

Here are five ball games you can play by yourself! First: kick the ball yourself, run, and pass it through your legs.

You’ll use your head, too, as you think about how hard to kick.

Second: toss the ball up and pass it through your arms—moving your body is the key.

Third: balance one ball on top of another and keep it still.

Fourth: hold the ball above your head, bend your body backward, pass it through your legs, and catch it—great for flexibility.

Finally, a game using a hula hoop: while the hoop is spinning, move the ball.

You don’t need to throw or kick hard to have fun with any of these, so give them a try!

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kepiko

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