introduction

Part 1.
me

01.
Basic movements/gathering
Game 1 - Line up behind me
Play 2 _ Beware of the lion!
Play 3 - Cooperative Stop Movement
Game 4 - Stop-motion tag

02.
Tool utilization
Play 1 _ Caterpillar Train
Play 2 - Balloon Kick Run Ball

03.
Hanging
Play 1 - Protect the Plate Cone
Play 2 _ The monkey flower has bloomed

04.
Walking/running
Play 1 _ Step Captain
Play 2 _ Walking Traffic Light
Play 3 _ Beyond the Mountain, Beyond the Water
Game 4 - Random Dice Run

05.
High jump and long jump
Play 1 - Put your name on the rainbow
Play 2 - Frogs Jumping Far

06.
Throwing, hitting, kicking
Game 1: Balloon Popping
Play 2 - Balloon Throwing Race

Part 2.
nature

01.
Basic movements/gathering
Game 1 - Bomb Spinning
Game 2 - Avoiding the Ball Bomb

02.
Warm-up
Play 1 _ Mission Fruit Basket
Play 2 - Parachute Fruit Basket

03.
Pushing, pulling, and balancing
Game 1: Balancing and Moving Balloons
Game 2 - Rest Area One-Step Tag
Play 3 - One-foot funstick kick

04.
Hanging
Game 1 - Hanging on 100 Squares
Play 2 - Mirroring the Moment

05.
Walking/running
Play 1 _ Let's play Ganggangsullae
Play 2 _ Round and round again

06.
High jump and long jump
Play 1 - Run like me like this!
Play 2 - Animal imitation dodgeball

07.
Throwing, hitting, kicking
Play 1 _ Bounce Ball
Play 2 _ Dundal Ball

Part 3.
village

01.
Warm-up
Play 1 _ When you go to the fruit store
Play 2 - Who am I?

02.
Pushing, pulling, and balancing
Play 1 _ Ping-pong balls have been delivered
Play 2 - Delivering Balloons
Game 3: Rock-Paper-Scissors Tug-of-War
Game 4 - Save Your Friend

03.
Walking/running
Game 1 - Relay Quiz Race

04.
High jump and long jump
Play 1 - Cross the Rope River
Game 2 - Jump Rope Bingo
Play 3 _ One Marker Pump
Play 4 _ Hansel and Gretel

05.
Throwing, hitting, kicking
Game 1 - One Marker Balloon Soccer
Play 2 _ Number Cone Soccer
Play 3 - Balloon Curling
Play 4 _ Stick Hockey Advance

Part 4.
world

01.
Basic movements/gathering
Game 1 - Gather as many as the number
Play 2 - Gather in order

02.
Warm-up
Game 1 - Butt Running Competition
Play 2 _ Egg, don't break!

03.
Tool utilization
Game 1: Avoiding Spider Webs

04.
Hanging
Game 1 - Cooperative Treasure Hunt
Play 2 _ World Relay

05.
Walking/running
Play 1 _ Up and down, crosswise and vertically
Play 2 _ Catch One Step
Play 3 - Collecting Naracons
Game 4 - Tail following the line
Play 5 - Ring the Ding Dong Bell
Game 6 _ Dice of Fate

06.
Throwing, hitting, kicking
Game 1: Flying Disc Curling
Play 2 - Fly Paper Airplane

The teachers who created the games in this book

This book guides children through physical play activities designed to suit the developmental stages of second graders, so that they can interact with their friends in a more interesting and fun way.
Based on the eight basic movement elements of basic movements, warm-up, tool use, pushing/pulling/balancing, hanging, walking/running, high jump/long jump, and throwing/hitting/kicking, it presents physical play activities suitable for various environments such as classrooms, playgrounds, and auditoriums, so it is practical because it can be used flexibly regardless of location.
The 300 or so cute and fun illustrations that fill the text colorfully illustrate the physical play, allowing readers to intuitively understand the activity methods as if they were looking at a picture book.
Above all, the activities in this book focus on promoting children's physical development and strengthening cooperation and social interaction.
I hope that teachers and guardians can use this book to provide children with the gift of time to experience the value and joy of physical activity.

“Our class changed thanks to the miracle physical play!”
Through systematic and fun physical activity play
Be happy and healthy in body and mind!
Children growing one step further!

With the recent advancements in edutech and various teaching technologies in the educational field, modern auxiliary materials such as laptops and tablets are being distributed to schools.
While these technologies are making teaching and learning more efficient and effective, they are also reducing the amount of time students spend physically active.
The proportion of students with low physical fitness is increasing, and interest in physical activity content is also decreasing.
Although students' desire for physical activity remains strong, actual physical activity time is decreasing due to environmental factors such as fine dust, yellow dust, and rain, difficulties in securing time to use auditoriums and playgrounds, and a lack of physical activity content.

To address these issues, the 2022 revised curriculum, introduced in 2024, places greater emphasis on physical activity and play for elementary school students in the lower grades.
In the 2015 revised curriculum, 80 hours of physical and play activities were allocated to the subject of “Happy Life,” but in the 2022 revised curriculum, this was expanded to 128 hours of “Happy Life” and 16 hours of “Safety Education.”
This goes beyond simply increasing class time; it's a restructuring of the concept of physical education that involves students actually running around and moving their bodies.
Accordingly, the author of this book, teacher Seo Eun-cheol, planned and wrote the 'Miracle Physical Play for Elementary School Students' series to help students enjoy physical activities in a more interesting and fun way.


“Physical play activities that were previously developed and distributed to schools were mainly aimed at middle and high school students, and there was a lack of activities suitable for lower grade students.
Lower elementary students have a different approach to physical activity and need play that can be easily implemented without restrictions on weather or special room use! This book, divided into four parts—Me, Nature, Village, and World—was designed to reflect the 2022 revised curriculum.
According to the curriculum, a total of four textbooks are provided per semester, and it is recommended that each textbook be studied for one month.
So, students will have a total of eight physical activity play periods per month.
Accordingly, this book is structured to provide up to 16 physical activities, one per month.
Using one book for one semester, you can learn about 64 physical activities, choosing activities that fit your classroom and school environment.
I hope this approach will be of great help in real-world educational settings.” - From an interview with the author

Kids can enjoy it and teachers can too
An easy-to-use physical activity play book!
Learn in an easy and fun way with over 300 pictures!

A book of physical activity activities that children can enjoy and teachers can easily implement! "Miracle Physical Play," written by author Seo Eun-cheol, guides elementary school students through physical activities designed for their developmental stages, allowing them to interact with their peers and have fun.
The 300 or so cute and fun illustrations that fill the text colorfully depict physical play, allowing readers to intuitively understand the activity methods as if they were looking at a picture book.
Seo Eun-cheol, a current elementary school teacher, became interested in play and physical education after starting his career as an educator. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he began developing content that combined education and play in earnest while producing blended physical education class materials.
Since 2019, he has been running the YouTube channel 'Euncheol's 1 Minute Edu', providing physical play and educational content to teachers, students, and parents.


As the president of the '1 Minute Edu Research Group' and the professional learning community 'Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education Playground', and the head of the play development team at the Teacher Creator Association, he gathers with like-minded teachers once a month to conduct various research and practices, taking the lead in revitalizing play education in educational settings.
The author says that this book was completed thanks to the active help of over 30 teachers from the '1 Minute Edu Research Group' and the 'Gababo Research Group'.
Through countless processes of brainstorming ideas for a variety of physical activity games suited to children's eye level, having teachers actually implement them in their respective classes, sharing experiences and giving feedback, new and never-before-seen games were developed and refined, and all of them were able to be fully incorporated into this book.

The 2022 revised curriculum aims to foster various capabilities through physical activities. To this end, this book sets out eight basic movement elements: 'basic movements, warm-up, tool use, pushing/pulling/balancing, hanging, walking/running, high jump/long jump, throwing/hitting/kicking.'
‘Basic movements’ and ‘warm-up’ help build the basic physical strength for physical activity, while ‘tool use’ and ‘pushing/pulling/balancing’ focus on improving the body’s coordination ability and sense of balance.
'Hanging', 'Walking/Running', 'High Jump/Long Jump', and 'Throwing/Striking/Kicking' are activities that require physical ability and skills, and help students gradually improve their physical abilities.
The book is designed to help you start with these basic movements and progress to specialized skills.
In addition, it is practical because it guides physical play activities suited to various environments such as classrooms, playgrounds, and auditoriums, so it can be used flexibly regardless of weather or location.
This will provide teachers and parents with practical and specific tips for planning physical play activities, and most importantly, it will be of great help in helping students build confidence and competence through physical activity.

The activities in this book focus on promoting children's physical development and strengthening cooperation and social interaction.
The core of this book is to help our children grow up happy and healthy and learn a variety of physical and social skills.
I hope that teachers, parents, and those interested in elementary education, physical activity, and play will find this book a gift that allows children to experience the value and joy of physical activity.