Preschool name game activities

Repeat until every child has had a turn to share. For this game, find a large plastic jar. To play, ask all the kids to sit cross-legged in a large circle.

This is a good basic name game for students who have never met before. Have all the kids sit cross-legged in a large circle. Point to yourself and say your name while holding the ball, then go around the circle and have each kid say their name while holding the ball. Go around the circle a few times to make sure everyone has a chance to remember names. When ready, have each student throw the ball to another student. The student who catches the ball has to say the name of the student who threw it.

Have all the children sit cross-legged in a large circle. Walker and I like the color purple. Walker and she likes the color purple. For this game, have everyone stand up in a circle. Explain that you are going to make a statement, and if the statement is true about them, then they must sit down.

Once the kids are sitting down, ask each of them to say their name and elaborate on the statement. To start this game, choose a category of things for the game, such as cartoon characters, types of fruit, or animals. Have the kids sit cross-legged in a large circle, then tell them to think of a word from the category that starts with the same letter as the first letter of their name. Have one child say their name and then name the thing they have chosen.

The third child will say their information and the information for the first two children, and so on until everyone in the circle has had a turn. For example, you can decide to ask about a favorite color, food and type of animal. When the group has finished, have the kids take turns introducing their partner by name and talking about the information they have learned.

Have the kids sit or stand in a circle. Start off by saying your name and the name of a place you would like to take the class to visit. Louboutis is taking a digital camera. Repeat until everyone has had a chance to play the game. To start, have the kids stand in a group. Tell them that you are going to have them close their eyes, and then pat one kid on the head. The kid whose head is patted will hide out of sight in the room and, when you tell the others to open their eyes, the others will have to guess the name of the kid who is missing.

Repeat until everyone has had a turn. In this game, have the kids sit or stand in a circle. Going around the circle, have each kid say their name and explain the history of that name — why their parents chose it, what it means, what culture it comes from, etc.

Continue until every person has had a turn. This game is a good way for kids to learn more about each other. To start, have all the kids sit or stand in a circle. Have each kid think of two truths and a lie about themselves. Then, going around the circle, have each kid say their name and the three statements they chose. The group can have fun trying to figure out which statements are true and which is the lie.

This game is good for helping kids learn musical skills , as well as public speaking skills. To play this game, have all the kids sit in a circle and start a basic rhythm with clapping, slapping their knees, etc.

Choose a category sports, food, animals and have each child think of one thing they like from that category. As the group slaps out the rhythm, have each kid say their name and the name of the thing they like. Each statement should be said in rhythm to the beat. Repeat until all kids have had a turn.

We have multiple options for membership to meet your needs. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Great collection of ideas. These will be fun once I start teaching my toddler how to spell his name. Thanks so much, Caroline!

I really like giving the kiddos hands-on ways to learn. Hope your week is going well! Anna, thanks so very much for sharing this! Sorry for the late reply — somehow I completely missed your comment. I appreciate the kind words — names in preschool is a big deal for the kiddos! You are SO sweet, Kim!!! Then I will try and put a link in this post in case anyone else wants it. I am so honored that you asked. I would LOVE a copy!

I am teaching Junior K for the first time this year and Im super excited to have a fun new idea for them! Hi Tania! It also contains a link to download the template for free. Thanks so much for stopping by.

One day will teach those nice tips. I teach Pre-K. I love your ideas! I much prefer name activities that have their names in a horizontal layout as opposed to vertically. Why fo this? Even the rocket could be streaking across the sky. All but two of the ideas shared here are, indeed horizontal. I agree that having them horizontal makes more sense when learning their names, but the occasional vertical name activity allows the kids to explore letters and their names in a different way.

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Here is my Privacy Policy. Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives. Thanks for sharing I have tried some of what you shared and find them to be really helpful thank you.

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