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Activities at desks for ages 6 to 8

Short classroom and early-years activities by age, time, materials and skill. Print a card or a week of five with a free teacher account.

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Desk yoga

Ages 6 to 85 minNothing neededMovement, Calm

Simple stretches at the desk: arms up like a tree, twist like a towel, roll shoulders like waves.

Steps

  1. Sit tall; stretch arms up like a tree.
  2. Twist gently to each side.
  3. Roll the shoulders back slowly five times.

Variations

  • Add a neck roll.
  • A child names a new pose.

Word ladder

Ages 6 to 810 minPaperLanguage

Change one letter at a time to turn one word into another: cat, cot, dog.

Quick draw

Ages 6 to 85 minPaperLanguage

Call out a word. Children have thirty seconds to draw it. Compare drawings.

Sum race

Ages 6 to 810 minPaperNumber

Write five sums on the board. Children solve them and stand when done, then check together.

Secret sentence

Ages 6 to 810 minPaperLanguage

Write a sentence with the words mixed up. Children put them in order.

Pair drawing

Ages 6 to 810 minPaperSocial, Language

One child describes a simple shape picture. The partner draws it without looking. Compare.

Spelling in the air

Ages 6 to 85 minNothing neededLanguage, Movement

Spell words by writing big letters in the air with the whole arm.

Hundred square hunt

Ages 6 to 810 minPaperNumber

Children shade numbers on a hundred square by a rule, such as every number ending in five.

Picture talk

Ages 6 to 810 minNothing neededLanguage, Social

Show a picture on the board. Pairs say three things they see, two things they think and one question.

Book sort

Ages 6 to 810 minClassroom objectsNumber, Language

Each table sorts a pile of books by size, colour or how many pages.

Tally the class

Ages 6 to 810 minPaperNumber

Ask a question, such as favourite fruit. Children make a tally chart of the answers.

Mystery word

Ages 6 to 810 minPaperLanguage

Draw blanks for a word. Children guess letters until the word is found.

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How to use the activity cards

  1. Choose a setting and an age, then narrow the cards by time, materials and skill.
  2. Open a card to read its steps and variations, and print it.
  3. Add five cards to the week and print them on one sheet, Monday to Friday.

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Who writes the cards?

The OpenEduCat team writes the cards and checks each one before it is listed. Nothing on this page runs on AI.

Do I need an account to print?

Yes. Every card is here to read, and printing a card or a week needs a free teacher account. Sign in once on each device.

Can I show an activity on the board?

Yes. Add Today's activity from More widgets on the board. It shows one card from this deck each day and carries the deck with it, so it keeps working when the connection drops.

What do the materials mean?

None needs nothing at all. Paper needs a sheet or a strip each. Classroom objects uses things every room has, such as chairs, books or pencils. Outdoors needs space outside.

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