Games for Elementary Schools

This grading of the games for schools indicates the lowest grade in which, on an average, a game is found to be suitable, its use being intended in any succeeding grade also. The so-called "quiet" games are not necessarily noiseless, but are distinguished from the games in which there is running or much moving around. Most of the quiet games are intended for schoolroom use, many of them for small groups that may assemble before the opening of a session.

1A. First Year (first half), (6-7 years old).

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Duck Dance, The Cat and Mice

Itisket, Itasket Changing Seats—I

Jack be Nimble Did you ever see a Lassie?

Kitty White Good Morning

Looby Loo Hide the Thimble

Muffin Man Jack be Nimble

Mulberry Bush Looby Loo

Railroad Train Muffin Man

Ringmaster Mulberry Bush

Round and Round went the Gallant Ship Railroad Train

Ringmaster

Slap Jack Slap Jack

Snail Squirrel and Nut

Squirrel in Trees Squirrel in Trees

1B. First Year (second half), (6-7 years old).

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Charley over the Water Circle Seat Relay

Crossing the Brook Crossing the Brook

Did you ever see a Lassie? Do this, Do that

Do this, Do that Farmer in the Dell

Farmer in the Dell Huckle, Buckle, Bean Stalk

Jacob and Rachel

Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope

Leaves are Green

Lost Child, The Lost Child, The

Round and Round the Village Round and Round the Village

Teacher and Class Teacher and Class

2A. Second Year (first half), (7-8 years old).

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Automobile Race

Bird Catcher, The Bird Catcher, The

Buying a Lock Buying a Lock

Hand over Head Bean Bag

Cat and Rat

Hand Ball Drill—I (Elementary) Hand Ball Drill—I (Elementary)

Moon and Morning Stars

Midnight

Oats, Peas, Beans Oats, Peas, Beans

Puss in the Circle

Ring Call Ball

Wee Bologna Man Wee Bologna Man

2B. Second Year (second half), (7-8 years old).

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Bean Bag and Basket Relay

Bean Bag Board Bean Bag Board

Center Catch Ball

Circle Ball

Changing Seats

Drop the Handkerchief Drop the Handkerchief

Flowers and the Wind, The

Frog in the Middle

Fox and Squirrel

Hunting

Let the Feet go Tramp

Letting out the Doves Letting out the Doves

London Bridge London Bridge

Simon Says

3A. Third Year (first half), (8-9 years old).

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Bean Bag Circle Toss Bean Bag Circle Toss

Bean Bag Ring Throw Bean Bag Ring Throw

Center Base

Draw a Bucket of Water Draw a Bucket of Water

Have you seen my Sheep? Have you seen my Sheep?

Hill Dill

Hopping Relay Race Hopping Relay Race

I say, "Stoop!" I say, "Stoop!"

Nuts in May Line Ball

Puss in a Corner Puss in a Corner

Single Relay Race

Tommy Tiddler's Ground

Water Sprite

3B. Third Year (second half), (8-9 years old).

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Bean Bag Box Bean Bag Box

Ball Chase

Call Ball

Chinese Chicken Chinese Chicken

Dodgeball (Informal)

Follow Chase Flower Match

Follow the Leader Follow the Leader

Fox Trail, Single Rim Horns

Jumping Rope—I

Lame Fox and Chickens

Line Zigzag Line Zigzag

Prisoner's Base—I Old Man Tag

Shadow Tag

Shuttle Relay Schoolroom Tag

Stoop Tag Tag the Wall Relay

Weathercock

Who goes round my Stone Wall?

4A. Fourth Year (first half), (9-10 years old).

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All-up Relay All-up Relay

Animal Chase

Arch Ball Arch Ball

Bag Pile Bag Pile

Corner Spry Corner Spry

Farmer is Coming, The

Guess Who Guess Who

Home Tag Naughts and Crosses

Hunt the Fox

Slap Catch

Roley Poley

Slap Catch Target Toss

Stealing Sticks

Target Toss Vaulting Seats

4B. Fourth Year (second half), (9-10 years old).

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Bear in the Pit Balloon Ball

Bunch of Ivy Blackboard Relay

Captain Ball—II or III 341-4

Catch of Fish

Catch the Cane Catch the Cane

Criss-cross Goal Criss-cross Goal

Cross Tag

Home Run

High Windows

Hunt, The

Leaf by Leaf

Leapfrog Race

Numbers Change Thimble Ring 194

Pass Ball Relay Observation

Potato Race, or or

Potato Shuttle Relay Potato Race or

Step

Tip Tap Toe

5A. Fifth Year (first half), (10-11 years old).

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Arch Goal Ball

Basket Ball Distance Throw Buzz

Club Snatch

Blackboard Relay

Drive Ball

Dumb-bell Tag Dumb-bell Tag

Fire on the Mountains

Fox Trail, Double Rim

Going to Jerusalem

Japanese Tag

Jumping Rope—II Kaleidoscope

Leader and Footer My Lady's Toilet

(See also Spin the Platter)

Over and Under Relay Over and Under Relay

Stride Ball Scat

Third Slap Schoolroom Dodgeball

Triple Change

Wall Ball Drill

5B. Fifth Year (second half), (10-11 years old).

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Ball Puss Ball Puss

Balloon Goal Balloon Goal

Baste the Bear

Black Tom

Circle Dodgeball Blackboard Relay

Hound and Rabbit Cat Party

How Many Miles to Babylon?

Jump the Bean Bag

Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope

Last Man

Leaf by Leaf

Passing Race Passing Race

Pebble Chase

Stone

Toss Ball

Three Deep

(See also Third Man and Last Man)

Wood Tag

6A. Sixth Year (first half), (11-12 years old).

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Beast, Bird, or Fish

Ball Stand Blackboard Relay

Body Guard Catch Basket

Double Dodgeball Desk Relay

Every Man in his Own Den Hands Up, Hands Down

Fist Ball

Garden Scamp

London

Jumping Rope—III

Last Couple Out

Line Zigzag—II or III - Recognition

Partner Tag

Spin the Platter

Prisoner's Base—II, III, or IV (See also My Lady's Toilet)

Skin the Goat Vaulting Relay

6B. Sixth Year (second half), (11-12 years old).

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Barley Break Blackboard Relay Race

Center Club Bowls

Chickidy Hand

Curtain Ball

Progressive Dodgeball

Duck on a Rock Schoolroom Dodgeball

Football Tag Find the Ring

Hand Football

Indian Club Race

Jumping Relay Race Jumping Relay Race

Jump the Shot

Old Woman from the Wood Old Woman from the Wood

(See also Trades) (See also Trades)

Red Lion

Round Ball Round Ball

Sun Dial

Stake Guard

Zoo

7A. Seventh Year (first half), (12-13 years old).

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Black and White "B" Game

Bombardment Blackboard Relay

Black and White

Fence Tag

Keep Moving Keep Moving

Last Man

Oyster Shell

Poison

Nimble Squirrel

Rolling Target

Saddle the Nag

Slipper Slap Slipper Slap

Third Man

7B. Seventh Year (second half), (12-13 years old).

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Corner Ball Bend and Stretch Relay

Dead Ball

Dumb Crambo Dumb Crambo

Emperor Ball

Forcing the City Gates

Fox and Geese

Hand Ball Drill—II

Line Club Bowls, Double Line Club Bowls, Double

Mount Ball Literary Lore

Odd Man's Cap

Pass and Toss Relay (Single Line)

Pinch-o

Volley Ball Schoolroom Volley Ball

Wand Tug of War

Whip Tag

Zigzag Overhead Toss Up, Jenkins!

8A. Eighth Year (first half), (13-14 years old).

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All Run Blackboard Relay

Battle Ball

Catch and Pull Tug of War

Chinese Chicken Cross Questions

Circle Race Hen Roost

Circle Relay Minister's Cat, The

Line Zigzag—III

Maze Tag

Nine-court Basket Ball

Overtake Overtake

Poison Snake

Round Ball

Schoolroom Captain Ball

Square Ball

War Sketches

8B. Eighth Year (second half), (13-14 years old).

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Bound Ball Author's Initials

Boundary Ball Blackboard Relay Race

Chinese Wall Crambo

Circle Club Bowls

Circle Zigzag

Double Relay Race Double Relay Race

Japanese Crab Race

Line Club Bowls, Single Line Club Bowls, Single

Master of the Ring

Pass and Toss Relay (Double Line)

Pig in a Hole Prince of Paris

Stool Ball

Tossing Wands

Wand Race Wand Race