Making time for play is important at school and at home.
Kids need play to stay active and develop valuable skills. We’re sharing our expertise with tips and tricks to help keep kids engaged in play, even at home.
Play Together Virtually and in Person
Below are tutorial videos that will teach you games that can be played virtually with little to no equipment. In just minutes you and your students can be getting active and having fun.
Easy to learn games for the classroom
Below are tutorial videos that will teach you games with little to no equipment. In just minutes you and your students can be getting active and having fun.
Plug-and-play videos for home and school settings
Join Playworks staff and coaches as they guide kids through warm-ups, games, and cool-downs in a these engaging videos.
Games you can play anywhere, anytime
The games in the Play at Home Playbook can be played anywhere so that children can play in any space safely.
DOWNLOAD THE PLAY AT HOME PLAYBOOK

To help ensure even more kids across the country have access to these games, we have translated it into the top 7 languages spoken by English Language Learner (ELL) students, according to NCES data.
- Click here for the Arabic version
- Click here for the Russian version
- Click here for the Simplified Chinese version
- Click here for the Somali version
- Click here for the Spanish version
- Click here for the Vietnamese version
Why Playworks?
Playworks creates a place for every kid on the playground to feel welcome, be active, and build valuable skills. Playworks partners with schools, districts, and afterschool programs to provide a service or mix of services including on-site coaches, professional training for school staff who support recess, and consultative partnerships.
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