Hall activities for ages 9 to 11

The captain calls orders: “port” run left, “starboard” run right, “scrub the deck” kneel and scrub.

In a circle, throw a ball in a fixed order so everyone gets it once. Then add a second ball.

Set up five stations: star jumps, step-ups, balance, throws, stretches. Groups spend one minute at each.

Three children hold hands round a fourth who is protected. A tagger outside tries to tag the protected child.

Lay a line of numbers from zero to twenty on the floor. Call a sum; children stand on the answer.

Groups stand in a circle, take hands across the circle and untangle into a ring without letting go.

Groups make an eight count dance routine and show it to the class.

Groups measure the hall in steps, then with a tape measure, and compare.

One partner closes their eyes. The other guides them round the hall with words only.

Teams answer one question at a time. A runner fetches the next question card from the front when the answer is right.

Jump side to side over a rope on the floor for thirty seconds. Count the jumps.

Groups make a still picture of a moment from history or a story. Others guess the moment.