PBIS I Have... Who Has? Playground Edition | Recess Behavior Expectations Game

Make playground expectation review active, engaging, and memorable with this PBIS-themed “I Have... Who Has?” Playground Edition card game!

Students listen carefully, identify common playground behavior challenges, and connect each situation with an appropriate corrective action or response. The continuous card chain keeps everyone participating while reinforcing safe equipment use, inclusive play, sportsmanship, personal space, and responsible recess routines.

What’s Included

• 32 full-color “I Have... Who Has?” cards
• 16-page printable PDF
• Coordinating PBIS-themed card backs
• Beginning card and ending card
• Realistic playground and recess behavior situations
• Appropriate responses and corrective actions
• Four cards per standard letter-size page

Playground Expectations Reinforced

Students review expectations such as:

• Waiting patiently for a turn
• Keeping hands, feet, and objects to oneself
• Using playground equipment as intended
• Climbing, sliding, and swinging safely
• Keeping tunnels, slides, and play paths clear
• Remaining within assigned play areas
• Respecting cones, markers, railings, and boundaries
• Using an appropriate outdoor voice
• Responding immediately to whistles and teacher signals
• Lining up quickly and calmly after recess
• Returning balls, jump ropes, and equipment to the proper place
• Including classmates in games
• Sharing playground equipment
• Following game rules and accepting calls
• Using safe tagging techniques
• Handling disagreements respectfully
• Demonstrating good sportsmanship
• Keeping food, rocks, and woodchips away from play structures
• Staying away from unsafe or off-limits areas
• Cleaning playground areas when necessary

How to Play

1. Distribute one or more cards to each student.
2. The student holding the first card begins by reading the “Who Has?” playground behavior situation.
3. The student whose “I Have...” statement provides the matching response reads their card next.
4. Students continue listening and responding until the final card completes the chain.

Ways to Use This Resource

• Beginning-of-year playground expectation lessons
• PBIS booster sessions
• Recess safety reviews
• Morning meetings
• Review before the first outdoor recess
• Classroom community lessons
• Small-group social skills instruction
• Restorative conversations
• Behavior intervention groups
• Review after extended school breaks

Why Teachers Will Love It

• Keeps the entire class listening and participating
• Reviews playground expectations without relying on a worksheet
• Encourages students to connect choices with appropriate responses
• Supports meaningful discussions about safety and fair play
• Reinforces inclusion, cooperation, and sportsmanship
• Covers equipment, games, boundaries, cleanup, and dismissal routines
• Requires minimal preparation
• Can be reused throughout the school year

Preparation

Print the cards double-sided so the coordinating cover appears on the reverse side. Cut apart the four cards on each page. For repeated classroom use, print on cardstock and laminate before cutting or laminate the individual cards.

Help students build safer, kinder, and more inclusive recess routines with an interactive game that makes positive playground behavior easy to discuss and remember!