The Go 2 Teacher Blog

When we teach skills to students it is always far more beneficial to integrate those skills into a game-based activity. There are many reasons for this but here are a few as to why we always choose game-based skill development over skill and drill. Reason one, a game-based activity is far more …

Need a simple minor game focused on students working with members of their class that they don’t usually choose too work with? Need a game that can serve as a great ice breaker for students and also breaks down barriers between the class members? Number-Ball is the perfect go to game to …

This is a simple tag game that can be used for all ages, ensuring that every participant is able to be active and engage in the game at their level. Due to its simple nature, it allows for a very easy set-up, due to this it’s a great game to play if you’re short on time or want an easy but engaging …

‘Royal bee’ is a class favourite! be warned…. once you play this game with your class they will ask you to play it almost every lesson. Its is extremely fun, hyper engaging and incorporates risk and strategy in a fun dodgeball based style. The game itself can easily be modified to …

Need an activity to help your class work better as a group or team? Something that is simple, fun and can challenge students of every age? This group dynamics challenge has been my go to activity for many years now. You can use this challenge task with most year levels above Year 3 and all the way …

Looking for a great game that your whole class can enjoy whilst still indoors? Floor-ball is a great way for your students to be active regardless of the weather. Floor Ball is a high-energy game, full of laughs and unpredictability and the best part is…. All you need is a set of cones and a soft …

Fundamental movement skills or motor skills are a range of skills that children should be exposed to at an early age to develop and master more complex movement patterns later in life. This will allow children to have the basic physical movement skills required to perform more complex skills in …

We need to think about participation differently.

Physical education is a very well-liked subject for most students across every age. Although, like anything in life it may not be for everyone. There are always a handful of students who need a little extra support to be motivated to participate in …

Looking for a invasion game that is unique and challenges students to develop effective defensive and offensive strategies? Want to play a game that allows students to switch from offence to defence at the drop of a hat?

4 Rock Race incorporates all of this in an exciting format allowing for maximum …

Looking for a suspenseful and highly engaging ‘Net, Court & Wall’ game for your whole class to play? ‘Launch Ball’ is the perfect minor game to introduce your class too- prior to a unit on volleyball, badminton, tennis or any net court game. This game can be used as a …