This game requires a scarf or bandanna that can be used as a blindfold. Choose one child to be blind folded. Explain that he is going to try to catch the other children using hearing and not using seeing. This game needs to be done in a circle area without chairs or any other items that could cause someone to fall. The child with the blind fold will say, "Marco," and the other children will say, "Polo." The first person the child catches puts on the blindfold.
This is an old game, but it is one most children will enjoy. The teacher stands about 20 feet away from the group of children. The children stand in a horizontal line behind the teacher. When the teacher says, Green light," the children take steps toward her. When the teacher says, "Red light," she turns around, and the children must freeze in place. Anyone that doesn't freeze must go back to the beginning line. Whoever reaches the teacher first wins.
This activity requires either carpet squares or construction paper and a radio or CD player. There needs to be enough squares or paper for each child. Place the squares in a large circle. The children will walk around the circle while the music plays. When the teacher stops the music, the children must find a square to sit on. After each round, a square is taken away from the circle. The children that don't find a square have to sit out for one round only. The last round should have all students walking around the circle.
Simon Says is also an older game, but it is one that allows all children to participate at once. The teacher plays Simon in the beginning; but as the children learn how to play, one of them can play Simon. The person who plays Simon will say, "Simon says" and then add something to do. If the person doesn't begin the command with "Simon says," the children who perform that action must sit down for a round.