This 12 Easy Social Distancing Recess Ideas post is inspired by a teacher friend who suggested I write a post on recess activities kids can do at a distance. From freeze dance to animal walks…here are 12 activities to keep kids distanced outdoors.
It occurs to me…whether you are doing in-person school or home schooling…we could all use some easy social distancing recess ideas. Kids need to move right?! I know my kids need to move. And these ideas could be pretty great daily physical activity go-tos for any family.
12 Easy Social Distancing Recess Ideas
- Freeze Dance.
- Simon Says.
- Circuit Training
- Hopscotch
- What Time is it Mr. Wolf
- Noodle tag
- Race
- Long jump
- High jump
- Red light/green light
- Hide and seek
- Animal walk
Circuit Training Ideas
Circuit training can be a great routine because it gets the kids moving…but in a directed route so you can ensure the kids keep space. Bonus: you don’t really need equipment for these training ideas.
- Burpees
- Jumping jacks
- Mountain climbers
- Pushups
- Crab walk
- Situps
- One leg balancing
- Squats
- Hopping
- Running in place
- Star jumps
- Arm circles
Animal Walk Ideas
Animal walks can be fun because they are active but also creative. You can have the kids do them spaced out easily in one section of the playground (or your backyard).
- bear walk
- crab walk
- gorilla walk
- elephant walk
- snake slither
- caterpillar crawl
- frog jump
- bunny hop
- mouse scurry
- bird flap
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What if you need to do indoor recess at a distance?
Independent reading or a class read-aloud are great ways to do indoor recess. Have kids bring their own books (and keep them in their book bags) or the teacher (or classroom supervisor) can use a class book which only they touch and read aloud to the class.
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