Before coaches started organizing recess activities at more than a dozen city schools, small conflicts could escalate quickly. Arguing, shoving, kids egging on the drama, suspensions and later disruptions in…
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This is a great indoor recess game for a group of any size aged first grade and up. In this game, players test their reactions, listening abilities, and conflict resolution…
https://www.playworks.org/game-library/head-shoulders-knees-cone/
Playworks helped us restructure our recess time to ensure all students ranging from K-8 had individualized activities. Through the various activities, our students’ self-esteem boosted and they learned conflict resolution…
https://www.playworks.org/new-york-new-jersey/testimonial/students-self-esteem-boosted/
Join Playworks Wisconsin for our inaugural Get in the Game Luncheon & Junior Coach Conference. This is a unique opportunity to meet Playworks CEO/Founder Jill Vialet and hear from local community…
https://www.playworks.org/wisconsin/event/get-in-the-game-luncheon-and-junior-coach-conference/
Her name is Chloe. She’s new here, just moved to Portland from Tampa. Her clothes don’t fit. Her hair is dirty and tangled. For lunch she carries around a long…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2018/04/05/chloe-secret-handshake-morgan-smith/
Summer games of yesteryear
A new study shows a high-quality recess program can engage students in meaningful play and prepare them to learn when it’s time to go back to the classroom.
http://northdallasgazette.com/2015/09/02/is-recess-the-most-important-class/
Brearn Wright Jr. remembers recess during his first year as principal of Clark Elementary School in Petworth as "like a MASH unit." "Recess time was the time the school nurse…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/16/AR2008091603150.html
Playworks and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are supporting education by making play a valuable part of the school day.
https://www.playworks.org/video/playworks-maximizing-the-return-on-recess/