Young children enjoy making animal sounds so find a text, such as "Jungle Book," that features a lot of different creatures. Allocate animal sounds to different groups of students. The teacher then reads the extract out loud and when groups hear their animal, they make the appropriate sound and movement. Alternatively, the teacher can read a short story with a lot of descriptive action in it and the students can mime the movements, such as climbing or painting, on the spot.
Get students to stand in pairs, facing each other. Label each student either "A" or "B." Ask all the As to stand still but to move their arms and hands around. All the Bs in the pair try to mirror the movements of their partners. The students then swap roles.
Another game is to ask students to sit in pairs with their backs to each other. Each student changes an aspect of their appearance, such as changing a hair clip or swapping a watch from one wrist to another. The students turn to face each other and try to guess the change.
The whole class stands in a circle for the "Yes, Let's!" game. One student at a time suggests an activity, for example calling out "let's play guitar!' and the entire group mimes that activity. If the children find it difficult to think of ideas, have a pack of prepared cards with suggestions.
Another mime game is to get children to move from one side of the room to the other as the teacher calls out different people, such as a baby, president or actor. Children would move as they think those people would.
Tongue twisters are a good way to relax primary school children and inject some fun into a lesson. The children can say a simple one, such as "red lorry, yellow lorry," faster and faster until it becomes nonsensical.
Another fun game is to call out an object and ask the students to become a "statue" of the object. The teacher can call out the names of students who are moving. They then sit out the rest of the game. The game continues until there is a clear winner.