Grades 4,5, and 6 Field Day Events
*For relay activities, if teams are not even,
have someone (or more) go two times to make the teams even.*
If there is a tie, both teams earn 5 points.
You may also GIVE sportsmanship points!
Station #1
Make it, Take it
Equipment: 8 basketballs, 2 basketball hoops, 40 beanbags, 4 hula hoops
Rules: Divide each team in half. In each corner of the court is a hula hoop, have the
blue team line up at the same end of the court, half behind each hoop. The first two
people in each line will have a basketball. On the signal “GO”, the first person in each
line will dribble towards the opposite hoop and shoot, if they make it, they take a bean
bag from the opposite hula hoop from their own. If they miss, dribble back and hand the
ball to the next person in line. Once the ball has left the hands of the first person, the
second person in line may start to dribble and shoot. The game continues until one color
team has all the beanbags or until the 15 minutes is over. The team with the most bean
bags earns the first place points. Record the points.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
BLUE XXX
TAN XXXX
BLUE XXX
TAN XXXX
Station #2
Egg and spoon
Equipment: 2 spoons, 2 eggs
Rules: Each group will line up behind a cone. On the signal, “GO”, the first students will
place the egg upright/ up tall on the spoon and hold the spoon with one hand while
putting the other behind their back. They will walk/jog/run around the cone and back to
the next person. If the egg falls off, they must stop and put it back on before moving
forward. When the student has returned to the start, the next person goes. Continue until
all students have had a turn. Have them sit behind the line after they have finished.
Record the points.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
BLUE
TAN
Station #3
Sponge Bob Bucket Fill
Equipment: 4 buckets, water, 2 sponges
Rules: The students will line up behind a painted line. On the signal “GO”, the first
student will dip their sponge “Bob” into the water, run to the opposite bucket, and
squeeze their sponge into that bucket. They will then run back and hand the sponge to
the next person. They will dip, run, and squeeze in a continuous relay until the water
flows over the water line. First team to fill over the line wins first place points. Record
the points.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
BLUE XXXX
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TAN XXXX
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Station #4
Bacci Ball
Equipment: 1 bean bags, 4 gator skin ball
Rules: Have each team line up behind the starting lines. The teacher will throw the bean
bag out into the designated area. On the signal “GO”, the first player on each team throw
one ball at a time toward the ball. They will have 2 turns each to throw before it is the
next person’s turn. The team that has the ball the closest to the bean bag will earn a point
for their team. The players will then get the bean bag and the balls, hand the balls to the
next person in line. The teacher will throw the bean bag again and the balls will be
thrown by the next person. Continue until all players have had a turn. The team with the
most points will earn first place points. Record the points.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
Tan XXXXX
Blue XXXXX
Station #5
Izzy Dizzy
Equipment: 2 whiffle ball bats, 2 cones
Rules: Each team will line up behind a painted line. On the signal “GO”, the first
student in line will place their forehead against the bat and walk/jog around in a circle
(keeping their forehead down and the bat on the ground) five times. Place the bat on the
ground and run around the cone and back to high five the next person in line. Continue
until all students have had a turn and are sitting in line. First team to finish will earn first
place points. Record the points.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
BLUE XXXXX
TAN XXXXX
Station #6
Potato Sack Race
Equipment: 2 potato sacks, 2 cones
Rules: The students will stand behind the painted line. The first person will go in the
potato sack with both feet and hop around the cone and back, get out of the sack, and give
it to the next person then go to the end of the line and sit. Continue until all students have
had a turn. First team to finish and sit will earn the first place points. Record the points.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
BLUE XXXX
TAN XXXX
Station #7
Body Bumpers
Equipment: body bumpers
Rules: The students will line up behind a painted line. The first student in each line will
put on the bumper and start on the X. Make sure the bumpers are touching to when they
start. On the signal “GO”, the students will bump each other until one bumps the other
out of the circle. The person who bumps the other out of the circle will earn a point.
Each pair will have 20 seconds to bump the other out of the circle. If no one is bumped
out in that time frame, no points are awarded. Total up the points and the team with the
most points earns first place points. Record the points.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
BLUE XXXXX
TAN XXXXX
Station #8
Humpty Dumpty
Equipment: 2 footballs, 2 tall cones, 2 tennis balls
Rules: Each team will line up behind their painted line. On the signal “GO”, the first
student will pick up the Football, throw it to try to knock over the tennis ball. If they
knock the tennis ball off the cone, they have earned a point for their team. Pick up the
Football and hand it to the next person in line. Continue until all students have had 4
turns. Tally up the points and the team with the most points will earn first place points.
Record the points.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
BLUE XXXXX
TAN XXXXX
Station #9
Hula Hoop Contest
Equipment: hula hoops (one per person)
Rules: Give every person a hula hoop. On the signal “GO”, the students will begin to
hula hoop around their waist. If the hula hoop drops to touch the ground, they are out of
the game. The team that has the most people still hula hooping at the end of the 15
minutes, earns the winning points. IF you choose to have multiple rounds you may add
challenges: stand on one foot, do the macarana, hoop while kneeling on your knees, walk
and hula, etc. No hula hoops around necks!! Record the points.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
Station #10
Capture the Football
Equipment: 20 footballs, 2 hula hoops, 8 cones, pinnies
Rules: Each team will line up on opposite end lines and tuck in a piece of their
pinnie(blue tucks in green, tan tucks in yellow). On the signal “GO”, the students will
attempt to cross the midline and steal a football from the opposite side without having
their pinnie pulled. If their pinnie was pulled, they must go to the other teams jail. Each
team will have ONE football guard and ONE jail guard. To get out of jail, a team
member must run to the jail and high five a person in jail and all will be free. If they are
free, they must run out of bounds to get back to their side. They may NOT run from jail
to get a football or from getting a football to free people form jail. The first team to
capture all the footballs will earn first place points OR at the end of the fifteen minutes,
the team with the most footballs will earn first place points. Record the points.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
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Station #11
Team Buddy Walkers
Equipment: 4 sets of buddy walkers (6 people)
Rules: Each team will line up behind a painted line. On the signal “GO”, the students
will buddy walk together to the other line where the other half of the team is waiting.
Continue until the front of their buddy walker touches the painted line then switch
walkers. If they fall off the buddy walker, they must stop, get back to the start, then
continue. The first team to finish and sit will earn the first place points. Record the
points.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
BLUE XXXX
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TAN XXXX
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Station #12
Tic Tac Toe
Equipment: 18 jerseys (9 of each color)
Rules: Divide each team into 3 groups (for a total of 3 tan groups and 3 blue groups).
Line up one tan and one blue group in front of each tic tac toe board. On “go” the first
person in each line will run to the tic tac toe board with their jersey and place it in square
on the board. They will then run back and high five the next person in line. That person
will run down and place their jersey in another square on the board to make a move or
block a move from the other team. When all jerseys are on the board and there still is not
a tic tac toe, the next player will run to the board and move one of their team’s jerseys to
a new square on the board. Continue to move jerseys one at a time until a team wins the
tic tac toe. When they win a tic tac toe, they get a point for their team. The team total at
the end of the rotation will earn the first place points. IF they slide or fall to the ground,
they lose their turn and have to take the jersey to the next player in their line. IF two
people get to the same square at the same time, they both have to choose a new square to
make a move.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
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Station #13
Star Wars
Equipment: 8 racquets, 8 bean bags, 8 noodles
Rules: Divide each team into 4 groups (for a total of 8 groups). One team on each X.
The blue team will wear a blue jersey. The first person in each line will begin with a
racquet with a bean bag on top in one hand and a noodle in the other hand. You may only
hold the noodle at the very end of the noodle. The blue team is trying to knock off the
other teams bean bag using their noodle. If a bean bag gets knocked off the other team
gets a point and that person has to return to their group and hand the next person in line
their equipment. The game continues until time is up. Keep score of whose bean bags
drop and give the other team a point. The team with the most points wins first place
points. Record the points.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
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tan
Blue
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Blue
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Station #14
Gaga
Equipment: gaga ball
Rules: The maximum number of players is 14. 7 tan player and 7 blue players. Start the
game by standing with one foot against the wall. The other players are lined up outside
the pit. Tan on the left side, blue on the right side.
The teacher tosses the ball into the middle of the court. The ball must bounce 3 times
before students move off of the wall. If your foot comes off the wall before the 3rd
bounce, you are out. Players must hit (not catch, throw, or scoop) the ball and try to hit
other players on the knee and below the knees. If the ball hits a player at the knee or
below the knees, they are out. When a player is out, they must exit the gaga pit using the
door and go to the end of their team’s line of students waiting to re-enter the game. Once
a player goes out, another player at the front of their team’s line enters the game. Players
may not touch the ball twice in a row unless he ball bounces off the wall or the ball hits
another player. Players may not jump on the wall to avoid being hit. If they do, they are
out. If the ball gets hit out of bounds, the last person to touch the ball before it goes out is
out and all players must start with one foot on the wall and an outside player will throw it
in, count 3 bounces then play. Players may block the ball from hitting their legs but if it
touches their knees or below then they are out.
Record the points.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
Blue Team
Tan Team
Station #15
King Pin
Equipment: bowling pins, footballs
Rules: There are pins lines up on both end lines. The blue team will defend one end line
and the tan team will defend the opposite end line. On the signal “GO”, the students will
throw a football at the opposing teams pins to try and knock them down without crossing
the midline. They will continue to throw until all the pins from one team are knocked
down. The first team to knock down the other teams pins will earn the first place points.
Record the points. If time allows, the students can play this game again but the points
only count for the first time played.
First Place = 5 points
Second Place = 3 points
BLUE
TAN