Each of the games below allow for proper distancing and don't require any shared equipment. Games are organized by age group and spaces where they can be played. Each link will take you to online game rules, a downloadable pdf, and a video which explain how to set-up, play, and modify each game.
You will also find general resources on how to organize play spaces, safely transition young people to and from these spaces, and get their attention.
Getting started: Watch this video for tips for running a safe, active, and fun activity. In this video, we will review (1) our ready, explain, play strategy for organizing recess, (2) tips on how to lead a game, and (3) conflict resolution strategies.
View our task tent activities designed for kids to play independently. All task tents are ideal for students in kindergarten through fifth grade and can be played in almost any space including auditoriums, cafeterias, gyms, hallways, and playgrounds.
Help Asphalt Green provide resources for kids to stay active. We need your support more than ever to continue providing for the community. We are stronger together.
Check out Asphalt Green on YouTube! Our interactive videos get kids moving, encourage creativity, and require little space and no equipment. Plus, they are just 10 minutes long — perfect for homework breaks, a Saturday morning stretch, or any time your child needs to release energy.
Kindergarten to Second Grade
- Animal Kingdom (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Animal Relay (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Body Bingo (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Bust a Rhyme (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Clap and Move (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Classy Moves (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Detective (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Do as I Say, Not as I Do (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Explorers (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Fitness Relay (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Freeze Dance Party (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Heart Smart (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- High Wire (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Hit Record (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Hungry Wolf (Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- I'm Going to Recess (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Kitty Cat Careers (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Line Math (Gymnasium, Playground)
- Lion's Den (Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Memory Making (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Name and Motion (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Pass the Movements (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Red Light, Green Light (Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Riverbank (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library)
- Show Me Your Moves (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Simon Says (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Speedway (Gymnasium, Playground)
- Steal the Bacon (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Sticks (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Storytellers (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Sun, Moon, Earth (Gymnasium, Playground)
- Switch, Change, Rotate (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Temple Runner (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library)
- The Maze (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Twizzle (Auditorium, Classroom, Hallway, Gymnasium )
- Up, Down, Stomp, Clap (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
Third Grade to Fifth Grade
- Ah-So-Co (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Alien (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Alien, Tiger, Cow (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- All My Neighbors (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Animal Kingdom (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Animal Relay (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Ba-Boom (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Body Bingo (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Bust a Rhyme (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Classy Moves (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Countdown (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Detective (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Do as I Say, Not as I Do (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Fitness Relay (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Freeze Dance Party (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Heart Smart (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Hit Record (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Hungry Wolf (Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- I'm Going to Recess (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Jedi Mind Trick (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Kitty Cat Careers (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Line Math (Gymnasium, Playground)
- Lion's Den (Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Memory Making (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Mirror, Mirror (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Name and Motion (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Pass the Movements (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Pat, Clap, Thump (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Red Light, Green Light (Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Riverbank (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library)
- RPS Rumble (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Shipwreck (Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Show Me Your Moves (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Simon Says (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Slow Motions (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Spark (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Speedway (Gymnasium, Playground)
- Splat (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Steal the Bacon (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Sticks (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Storytellers (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Sun, Moon, Earth (Gymnasium, Playground)
- Switch, Change, Rotate (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Temple Runner (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library)
- The Great Debate (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- The Maze (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Twizzle (Auditorium, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway)
- Up, Down, Stomp, Clap (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway Library, Playground)
- Wait a Minute (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Whoosh! (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Zip, Zap, Zoom (Auditorium, Hallway, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Library, Playground)
Sixth Grade to Eighth Grade
- Ah-So-Co (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Alien (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Alien, Tiger, Cow (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- All My Neighbors (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Animal Kingdom (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Ba-Boom (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Body Bingo (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Countdown (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Do as I Say, Not as I Do (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Fitness Relay (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Hungry Wolf (Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- I'm Going to Recess (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Jedi Mind Trick (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Kitty Cat Careers (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Line Math (Gymnasium, Playground)
- Lion's Den (Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Mirror, Mirror (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Name and Motion (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Pass the Movements (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Pat, Clap, Thump (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- RPS Rumble (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Shipwreck (Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Slow Motions (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Spark (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Speedway (Gymnasium, Playground)
- Splat (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Steal the Bacon (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Sticks (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Hallway, Playground)
- Sun, Moon, Earth (Gymnasium, Playground)
- The Great Debate (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- The Maze (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Up, Down, Stomp, Clap (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Wait a Minute (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Whoosh! (Auditorium, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Hallway, Library, Playground)
- Zip, Zap, Zoom (Auditorium, Hallway, Cafeteria, Classroom, Gymnasium, Library, Playground)
About Asphalt Green
Asphalt Green is a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting individuals of all ages and backgrounds achieve health through a lifetime of sports and fitness. At Asphalt Green, we believe sports and fitness have the power to change lives.
About REP
Our Recess Enhancement Program (REP) addresses barriers to physical activity by reclaiming the most underutilized part of the school day — recess. Each year, REP serves more than 28,000 students (kindergarten through fifth grade) from 60 elementary schools in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. All the resources here are cornerstones of the program.
To learn more about our training and consultation services, click here or contact communityprograms@asphaltgreen.org.