The WGBH Educational Foundation suggests having students all grab an edge of a large blanket or sheet and putting a softball in the middle. Instruct the children to work together to bounce and balance the ball when told. Give the children another opportunity to work together by pairing children up in groups of two and give each child a stick or wooden dowel. Line the pairs up at one edge of the room and give each pair a softball. Place a box at the other end of the room for pairs to work together with their sticks to carry the ball to drop into the box.
Jean Warren, creator of Preschool Express, recommends hiding a child's favorite toy somewhere in the preschool room. The child will have to hunt in the room while students and teacher act out if they are getting close by acting hot and fanning themselves or getting farther away by acting cold and shivering. Each child can take a turn in finding their allotted toy. A teacher at Preschool Rainbow places hula hoops of all different colors around the playground and hollers instructions to walk, skip, run or hop to certain colors of hula hoops. Balloons also make a safe prop for games. Children can see how long they can keep the balloon in the air in large open spaces, or have a race trying to cross an area while keeping a balloon between their knees.
While the music is on, tell the children to wiggle or act like a preselected animal. When the music stops, the animal has to take a nap. Repeat the sequence with a different animal each time new music is played. Set up the preschool classroom like an obstacle course and choose an adventure to make believe such as crossing a roaring river; set out pillows for the children to hop on to make it safely across the river.