Thanks to our partners. Playworks’ partners transform schools by providing crucial support to create safe, inclusive environments at recess and throughout the school day. Together, we strengthen the social, emotional, and physical development of our children, empowering them to thrive. Support levels range from one-time gifts, sponsoring one of our interscholastic developmental sports leagues or…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/partnerships/corporate-and-foundation-partners/
Kids notice when adults around them are feeling stress, pressure, anxiety, or concern. Between changes in daily life stemming from COVID-19, the racial justice movement, political divisiveness, financial pressures, and more, kids are noticing when adults around them may be feeling different emotions. They don’t always know what to do about it or have the…
https://www.playworks.org/resource/approaching-hard-conversations-with-kids/
Return to Keep Playing Navigate back to the Keep Playing homepage to find all of the weekly content and other useful resources like this. Keep Playing Home Game of the Week: Going on a Picnic This week Playworks is featuring a fun memorization game to help us think of ways we can help our community.…
In response to the pandemic and greater impact on schools and children, our partners Kaiser Permanente released Planning for the Next Normal at School: Keeping students, staff, and families safe and healthy. The resource provides specific, evidence-informed guidance and operating procedures for keeping school communities mentally and physically safe, improving health in both in-person and…
Check out the other services Playworks provides that are now available online! Learn more Game of the Week: Animals in Action This week, Playworks is featuring a game that encourages creativity, celebrates our uniqueness, and challenges us to think about how other people might feel and think differently than us. Oh, and the game is…
Kids notice when adults around them are feeling stress, pressure, anxiety, or concern. Between changes in daily life stemming from COVID-19, the racial justice movement, political divisiveness, financial pressures, and more, kids are noticing when adults around them may be feeling different emotions. They don’t always know what to do about it or have the…
https://www.playworks.org/approaching-hard-conversations-with-kids-2/
Kids notice when adults around them are feeling stress, pressure, anxiety, or concern. Between changes in daily life stemming from COVID-19, the racial justice movement, political divisiveness, financial pressures, and more, kids are noticing when adults around them may be feeling different emotions. They don’t always know what to do about it or have the…
https://www.playworks.org/approaching-hard-conversations-with-kids/
It is critical to plan for the many ways kids will need support of their emotional well-being this school year. At Playworks, we know that when kids’ social and emotional needs are prioritized, then engaging them academically becomes easier, and learning time is recovered. This year—especially if or when your school is shifting between in-person,…
https://www.playworks.org/mapping-out-your-year-in-times-of-uncertainty/
Mapping out your year in times of uncertainty October 5, 2020 It is critical to plan for the many ways kids will need support of their emotional well-being this school year. At Playworks, we know that when kids’ social and emotional needs are prioritized, then engaging them academically becomes easier, and learning time is recovered.…
https://www.playworks.org/keep-playing/mapping-out-your-year-in-times-of-uncertainty/
