Category Archives: Games

Today in kid’s class we played a game to encourage the students to get up quickly from the ground.  It’s pretty simple.  One player sits on the ground, with their hands on their knees.  The other player stands and holds … Continue reading →

Here’s another version of the game we played on Thursday.  In this version, instead of the students kick-passing the pad to one another, they simply kick the pads into the bucket.  They get 3 shots.  For each shot they make, … Continue reading →

This year, one of my goals as a teacher is to write up 50 games that we play in kids class.  Each of the 50 entries on games will be accompanied with a video example and a text description of … Continue reading →

Let’s say we just skip over the argument of “bribery vs. incentive” in working with children for a moment, and avoid the classic debate over the value of “intrinsic vs. extrinsic rewards”… In working with the students at Bridlemile Elementary’s … Continue reading →

Let’s say we just skip over the argument of “bribery vs. incentive” in working with children for a moment, and avoid the classic debate over the value of “intrinsic vs. extrinsic rewards”… In working with the students at Bridlemile Elementary’s … Continue reading →