Top 20 Fun and Engaging Games to Stabilize Classroom Behavior for Preschoolers

Spider, spider spinning the web, let’s climb up together.

It’s raining heavily outside, oh no, where did the house go?

And now the rain stops, the sun is shining bright.

Spider, spider spinning the web, let’s climb down together.

How to Play:

On this side, one little sparrow,
On this side, one little sparrow
Chirp chirp chirp, tweet tweet tweet, the two birds laugh together, "Hee hee hee"
On this side, one little sparrow,
On this side, one little sparrow
Chirp chirp chirp, tweet tweet tweet, the two birds cry together, "Boo hoo hoo"

Alternate Version:

Two Cute Birds

On this side, one cute bird (raise right thumb)

On this side, one cute bird (raise left thumb)

Chirp chirp chirp, tweet tweet, the two birds are so cute

On this side, one cute bird (raise right thumb)

On this side, one cute bird (raise left thumb)

Chirp chirp chirp, tweet tweet tweet, the two birds laugh together (point at the cheek and smile)

The two birds cry together (mimic crying by holding hands to eyes)

How to Play:

• Hide your hand behind your back when someone asks, 'Where is your hand?' => Hide your hand behind your back when asked, 'Here is your hand.'
• Hide your eyes behind your hands when asked, 'Where are your eyes?' => Hide your eyes behind your hands when asked, 'Here are your eyes.'

Objective: Teach children to count in order.

Preparation: A spacious, open playground.

How to Play: Children play in groups of two or more.

Each child forms a fist and stacks their hands on top of each other. Then, they chant a rhyme together. One child points from top to bottom with their finger. The child whose hand is pointed at must pull their hand back. After each round, the children count the remaining hands and continue playing.

How to Play:

The group sings: 'The stork has a tall neck and curved legs so neat.' The game leader asks: 'Where is the stork? Where is the stork?'
The children respond: 'Here is the stork! Here is the stork!'
The leader asks: 'Where is the neck?'
The children respond: 'Here is the neck!' (stretching out their necks)
The leader asks: 'Where are the legs?'
The children respond: 'Here are the legs!' (stretching out their left leg)

How to play:

"Five crabs climb up the wooden tree

Eating the bugs, so delicious indeed

Suddenly one crab falls into the water

Only... four crabs left now

Four crabs climb up the wooden tree

Eating the bugs, so delicious indeed

Suddenly one crab falls into the water

How to play:

• Teacher: Where are your hands, where are your hands?
• Children: Here are the hands, here are the hands

Then, sing together:

Taxi, taxi

Let’s travel around the world

How much, how much

Just 5 coins, please

Too expensive, too expensive, just 2 coins, please

Alright, alright, please hop on the car

Out of fuel, out of fuel

Please get off the car

Oh, oh, this person is so rude.

Cách chơi:

Cô: đưa bàn tay chụm lại hô “con thỏ”

Trẻ: lặp lại theo lời quản trò nói “con thỏ”

Cô: đưa tay này qua tay kia hô “ăn cỏ”

Trẻ: làm theo và nói “ăn cỏ”

Cô: đưa tay lên miệng hô “uống nước”

Trẻ: làm theo và nói “uống nước”

Cô: đưa tay lên lỗ tai hô “chui vô hang”, chấp tay lại hô “thỏ ngủ”

Trẻ phải làm theo quản trò nếu làm sai sẽ bị phạt, cô chú ý phải làm dần dần nhanh (có thể nâng lên bằng cách nói và làm khác nhau)

Cách chơi: Cho trẻ đứng thành từng đôi rãi rác trong sân chơi. Cứ 2 trẻ đứng đối diện nhau nắm tay nhau thành từng cặp. Trẻ đong đưa 2 tay vừa đọc:

“Giặt chiếu phơi khô

Trời mưa cuốn lại”

Khi đọc đến câu 2, hai trẻ hai trẻ vừa đọc vừa lộn ngược người và tay. Đọc tiếp câu:“Trời gầm nhả ra”. Hai trẻ lộn về tư thế ban đầu.

How to play: The teacher is the mother rabbit, and the children are the baby rabbits. The baby rabbits will go sunbathing with their mother. As they walk, they sing to the tune of the song: Sunny - Rainy. When the lyrics "It's raining heavily, it's raining heavily, hurry back" are sung, the baby rabbits must run quickly to their house. Any baby rabbit who is too slow and does not make it back in time will get wet.

Instructions for the children:

• The teacher demonstrates the game for the children to observe first (without explaining).
• The second time, the teacher demonstrates and explains the game to the children for better understanding.

Song lyrics: Sunny, sunny, the rabbit is sunbathing => Corresponding action: Both hands in front of the chest, hopping forward.

Song lyrics: Stretch, stretch, the rabbit shakes its ears => Corresponding action: Hands on head, mimicking rabbit ears shaking, tilting side to side.

Song lyrics: Hop, hop, playing in the bright sun => Corresponding action: Hands near shoulders, legs jumping forward.

Song lyrics: Together, together, we play together => Corresponding action: Clapping and stepping high.

Song lyrics: It's raining heavily, it's raining heavily, hurry back => Corresponding action: Run quickly back to the house.

The group sings along to the tune of "te te te - the duck lays eggs, te te te - the duck hatches, te te te - the duck hatches, te te te - the duck flies." While singing, children mimic the actions for each part:

• Duck laying eggs: hands behind the back
• Duck hatching: hands in front of the stomach
• Duck breaking out: hands in front of the face
• Duck flying: arms spread out to the sides

How to play: The children sing along and perform the actions to the song, repeating the words "The cow dips in vinegar, dips in vinegar, the cow wiggles, wiggles, the cow shakes, shakes." The children stand in a line or a circle and perform the following actions:

• Dip to the rhythm of "The cow dips in vinegar, dips in vinegar".
• Wiggle their hips to the rhythm of "The cow shakes, shakes".
• Use both hands to mimic cutting the cow's hips while singing "The cow wiggles, wiggles".

No water to drink, oh thirsty, thirsty, thirsty

No food to eat, oh hungry, hungry, hungry

No water to brush my teeth, oh cavity, cavity, cavity

No water to wash my face, oh ugly, ugly, ugly

No water to shampoo my hair, oh itchy, itchy, itchy

No water to bathe, oh dirty, dirty, dirty

But now there's water, oh yay!!!!

Five little monkeys jumping wildly on the bed

One fell off and bumped its head

The mother monkey called the doctor, and the doctor gave a strict warning:

Don't let the little monkeys jump on the bed anymore!

Four little monkeys jumped wildly on the bed...

Three little monkeys jumped wildly on the bed...

Two little monkeys jumped wildly on the bed...

One little monkey jumped wildly on the bed...

I am the mouse general,

Not afraid of the cat at all,

If I swipe its whiskers,

The cat will tremble in fear.

Oh, the clever little mouse,

I will catch you easily,

I’ll crush your tail, smash your head,

I bow to you, dear cat,

I won’t sneak any more food,

Do you remember? Do you remember? Do you remember?

That’s it.

How to Play: Count aloud while reading: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. These are the five little ducks I know: one is chubby (showing two thumbs and wobbling them), one is skinny (showing two pinky fingers), and one is in between (showing two middle fingers). One duck with a tail behind (raising hand behind the back) leads the group with a quack (let the children say the sound).

Form a circle with your hands, place them over your eyes,

Then lower them evenly down,

Spin, spin, spin,

Like a cat’s eyes around its face.

Now, make a circle with your hands and place them on your nose,

Then lower them evenly down,

Spin, spin, spin,

Like a pig’s snout, a pig’s snout.

Game Introduction: "I have prepared these lovely coconut bug hats to give to the children. With these hats, we will play the "Coconut Bug" game. Now, children, please return to your seats and listen carefully to my instructions."

How to Play: The mother coconut bug crawls first, followed by the baby coconut bug. As they crawl, they recite the rhyme: "The coconut bug faces the wind, and falls down with a tumble. They kick their legs and shout, 'Oh! Oh! Oh!'"

Teacher Demonstration: To play this game well, children, watch carefully as I demonstrate. I will position my hands flat on the floor, my legs close to the ground, and raise my hips. Then, I'll crawl, coordinating opposite limbs, moving forward with my head held high while reciting the rhyme:

The mother coconut bug crawls first
The baby coconut bug follows behind
The wind blows and they tumble
The coconut bug shouts, "Oh! Oh! Oh!"

When I say, "The wind blows and they tumble," I will fall back on the floor, lying on my back, kicking my legs in the air while shouting, "Oh! Oh! Oh!" Now, children, do you know how to play?

Let's have one or two children join me in the game. (I will call 1-2 children to join me.)

Child Play Process:

• First Round: Let 2-3 children play with the teacher
• Second Round: Let children play in groups: green coconut bugs, red coconut bugs, yellow coconut bugs
• Third Round: The entire class plays with the teacher

This is a group activity for the entire class or in smaller groups of 5-7 children. It helps children practice pronunciation and perform movements in sync with the rhythm of the words.

How to Play: Extend your hands, palms facing outward. As you recite the poem "The Clock," perform the corresponding motions. Tick-tock, tick-tock (gently move both hands from right to left). Pendulum clock (gently move both hands from right to left). The short hand points to the hour (extend your pinky fingers, folding the other fingers down). The long hand points to the minutes (extend your index fingers, folding the other fingers down). Tick-tock, tick-tock (gently move both hands from right to left).

Teacher and children read the poem together:

• Tick-tock, tick-tock
• Pendulum clock
• The short hand points to the hour
• The long hand points to the minutes
• Tick-tock, tick-tock

How to Play: On the high branch (raise three fingers). One bird sings (point your left index finger at your right index finger). One bird chirps (point your left index finger at your right middle finger). One bird catches worms (point your left index finger at your right ring finger). Watch carefully (wink and extend your left hand in front of you).