{"id":2486,"date":"2020-05-08T17:41:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T21:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/2020\/05\/08\/play-at-home-week-of-may-11\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T18:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T23:08:12","slug":"play-at-home-week-of-may-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/2020\/05\/08\/play-at-home-week-of-may-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Play At Home: Week of May 11, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #438bc5;\"><b>Schools are closed. Sports are canceled. Recess is still on schedule.<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playworks knows that children need physical activity and play now more than ever in order to successfully navigate this turbulent time. We launched <\/span><span style=\"color: #438bc5;\"><b>#PlayAtHome<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to share new resources for kids, families, and school partners:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/playworksorg\/videos\"><b>On-Demand Video Content<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: need game ideas? Check out these pre-recorded Recess sessions featuring Playworks Coaches leading games, Minute Movers, and Brain Breaks to support physical activity, release energy, and increase focus.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.org\/makerecesscount\"><b>Live Recess Streams<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (M-F, 10-15 min., 11 pm, 1 pm, and 3 pm CT): Playworks Coaches are broadcasting Recess on Facebook. Tune in daily for stretching, warm-ups, interactive games, cheers, and cooldown activities.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a style=\"text-align: center;\" href=\"http:\/\/playworks.org\/playathome\"><b>Playbook<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: a how-to game guide for parents and caregivers (available in multiple languages).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #438bc5;\"><strong>Resources for the Week of May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Game of the Day &#8211; Weekly Challenge<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you ready to <\/span><span style=\"color: #438bc5;\"><b>#PlayAtHome<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? We are challenging students and families to learn and play one new game each day! This week\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Copy-of-NE-Play-at-Home-Weekly-Challenge_May_11-National.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Game Challenge includes Push-Catch, Booty Ball, Tic Tac Toe Race, Two Square, and Knock Down<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Good luck and have fun playing!<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Spanish-Play-at-Home-Weekly-Challenge_May-11-National.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haga clic aqu\u00ed para la versi\u00f3n en espa\u00f1ol!<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Leadership Development: Lessons for 4th and 5th Graders<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calling all Junior Coaches! We have adapted our Leadership Curriculum for all 4th and 5th graders who wish to participate. Check out this week\u2019s lesson focused on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/04\/NE-Virtual-Leadership-Development_Self-Management-4.pdf\">Self-Regulation and a Self-Care Challenge!<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #438bc5;\"><b>Why Playworks?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playworks\u2019 evidence-based programs have been proven to help create a school culture where all students are included and have the opportunity to be physically active while developing key skills, like cooperation and conflict resolution, that are critical to success in and outside of school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now more than ever, these skills are essential to helping kids across the country combat stress and anxiety and successfully navigate the uncertainty and change associated with the COVID-19 crisis. Our vision is to make sure kids experience safe, healthy play every day. And in this climate of prolonged school closures, we\u2019re rethinking how we can ensure kids continue experiencing the benefits of play.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This fall, back to school is going to have a whole new meaning and our goal is that Playworks will be there day one supporting students, building community, and reimagining play.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help us be there when kids in our community go back to school.<span style=\"color: #438bc5;\"><strong> <a style=\"color: #438bc5;\" href=\"https:\/\/donate.playworks.org\/give\/278383\/#!\/donation\/checkout\">Donate today<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schools are closed. Sports are canceled. Recess is still on schedule. 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