Ask the children to guess how many times they can do a certain activity in one minute. Then use a stopwatch to put their estimations to the test. For instance, if the activity is to hop on one foot, the children will count as they hop until you tell them that the minute is up. Next, have them hop until they think the minute is up. Stop the clock after a minute has passed, noting who was the closest. This child is the winner. Repeat this game with different actions, such as claps or jumping jacks. The children will enjoy the game and it will teach them about time.
Tell the children that they must find seven objects, one for each color of the rainbow. They will need red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Explain to the children that indigo and violet mean dark purple and light purple respectively. The objects the children find could be anything from a blue t-shirt to green grass. The children should search in a designated area that can be inside or outside. The first child to find seven objects wins a pot of gold (chocolate coins).
Divide the children into teams of two and supply each team with an old magazine. Now give them a list of objects they must find in their magazine, ensuring that the objects on the list are definitely in the magazine. The list might include a red car, a cat and a basketball. The children must tear these pictures from the magazine. Set a stopwatch for 10 minutes. Make sure the list is extensive so that the children do not finish before their time is up. The team with the most correct pictures wins the game.
Use a marker to trace the outline of a large plate on some yellow felt. Trace the outline of a smaller plate on blue felt, then trace around a cup on red felt. Cut out the three circles. Glue the blue circle to the center of the yellow circle, then the red circle to the middle of the blue circle. You now have a target that you can glue onto a sheet of cardboard and attach to the wall. Glue a Velcro strip around a ping-pong ball and another strip passing through it to create a cross. Repeat this with three ping-pong balls. Each child gets three balls to throw at the target. The yellow circle earns one point, the blue makes two points and the red bullseye scores five points. Count up the score, but before you write it down, ask the children their scores to test their math skills. The child with the most points wins.