Hopscotch (banned)
Game played with a stone thrown on a chalk grid players then hop on the grid and pick up the stone and mark of the square. The game is over when all the boxes have been marked.

Skipping (banned)
A fun way to develop rhythm. A minimum of three players are required - two to wave the ropes and sing chants while the other dances between them.

It-Tag
A perennial favourite,mainly because of its simplicity. You are 'it' so you run around the playground until you 'tag' someone, making them 'it'. And so on. Kiss chase is one popular variation, where the act of tagging involves kissing your victim.

Conkers (banned)
A conker is the seed of the horse chestnut tree. Each players has a conker hanging on its string. Players take turns at hitting their opponent's conker. The game goes on in turns until one or other of the two conkers is completely destroyed.