Warm Up Outdoor Adventurous Activities Activities for Year 6

A cooperative tag game where players help 'injured' teammates through teamwork

Dynamic warm-up where cats work together to catch mice using communication and strategy

Teams run together in a human chain, collecting and dropping off teammates while maintaining hand contact throughout

Teams build a human chain by collecting teammates one at a time, then drop them off in reverse order

Active warm-up game where students help rescue trapped teammates by making 'sandwiches'

Tag game where captured players are rescued by teammates working together

Students move quickly to marked compass points when directions are called out

Dynamic warm-up game where students move quickly to compass direction markers when called

Teams move together as connected chains while maintaining physical contact and coordination

Partners sit back-to-back where they cannot see each other. One person draws a simple image, then must describe it precisely so their partner can recreate it without seeing the original. Tests descriptive language, active listening, and spatial communication skills.

Progressive group balance challenge where teams must get all feet off the ground simultaneously, advancing to more difficult variations including bottoms and then only hands touching

Teams work together to lift everyone's feet off the ground using creative problem-solving and cooperation

Dynamic warm-up game where students travel around the space and quickly form groups in specific formations when called

Fast-paced multi-team dodgeball game that develops spatial awareness, teamwork, and reaction time

A dynamic tag game where frozen players are freed by jumping movements, developing spatial awareness and reaction skills

Teams work together to transport a tennis ball across the hall using only string pieces attached to a hoop

Team building activity using eye contact and hand signals to pass an invisible object around a circle

Teams compete to get three in a row on a giant noughts and crosses grid through relay running and strategic placement

Teams compete in pairs to get three in a row on a grid using strategic relay running and tactical placement

Students jog around course perimeter while familiarising themselves with the orienteering area

Students practice clear verbal communication by guiding a partner to complete simple tasks using only voice instructions

Partners create letter shapes with their bodies while developing clear communication and instruction-giving skills

Pairs of taggers work together using communication to catch free players

A gentle trust exercise where one person stands stiff while two others gently push them side to side like a pendulum