All the classic games, ready to print — no screens, no prep, no fuss.
This pack brings together the timeless pencil and paper games we all grew up with, in one beautifully simple, ready-to-print collection. From Battleships and Dots & Boxes to Tic Tac Toe, Categories and a Race to 100 board, it's everything you need to turn a spare ten minutes into a fun, screen-free, brain-busy activity.
These are the games that quietly build real skills — strategic thinking, planning ahead, vocabulary, number sense and good sportsmanship — all while students think they're just having fun with a friend. Each page comes with clear, simple how-to-play instructions, so students can grab a partner and get straight into it with no explaining required from you.
Whether you need to settle a wet-weather lunchtime, reward your fast finishers, or build in some social, collaborative fun, this pack has you covered.
Why teachers love it:
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Completely no-prep — just print and hand out. Instructions are included right on each page.
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Screen-free fun — a welcome break from devices that still keeps minds engaged.
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Sneaky skill-building — strategy, planning, vocabulary, spelling and number work, all disguised as play.
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Social and collaborative — most games are for two or more players, building turn-taking and good sportsmanship.
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Endlessly reusable — print as many copies as your class needs, again and again.
Perfect for:
- Fast finishers and early-finisher folders
- Wet-weather and indoor lunchtimes
- Relief / substitute teacher days
- Brain breaks and free-choice time
- Buddy classes and partner activities
- Home learning and holiday boredom-busters
What's included (printable A4 pages):
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Battleships — the classic two-player guessing game, with fleet trackers and grids
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Dots & Boxes — claim the most squares to win
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Tic Tac Toe — a full page of grids for round after round
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Categories — pick a letter and race to fill animal, place, food and name (with scoring)
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Race to 100 — a roll-and-move number board for early counting
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Make-Your-Own Wordsearch — students design and swap their own puzzles (two versions included)
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Tangram — a cut-and-create shape puzzle for hands-on geometry
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A blank board-game template — ready for students to design their own game
Print individual pages as you need them, or run off a stack to keep in your early-finisher tray. However you use it, you'll have instant, engaging, screen-free fun ready to go at a moment's notice.
Planning the last week of school?
Our last week of school plan has a day-by-day plan with games, keepsakes and a calm goodbye, using this resource.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
OUR HAPPINESS GUARANTEE
We want you to love every Mrs Edgar resource. If something isn't right, contact us within 30 days and we'll make it right. Because this is a digital file we can't refund a download that has already been opened, but we will always help you get it working. See our Returns Policy.
FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
