As an AmeriCorps Playworks coach I am lucky to serve our kids on a daily basis. I teach kids games, positive social skills and cooperation. I see them every day…
https://www.playworks.org/story-of-play/family-fitness-night-brings-school-community-together/>
Students’ faces brighten when Shantrell Sneed — “Coach Trell” to the kids — walks into a classroom at San Pablo’s Riverside Elementary School. She organizes play during recess, promoting physical…
https://www.playworks.org/news/healthier-neighborhood-programs-drawing-millions-from-foundations/>
Jill Vialet, CEO and Founder, Playworks
https://www.playworks.org/news/structured-or-unstructured-play-ill-take-neither/>
Playworks makes recess more organized at low-income schools. Campuses using the program report less bullying and improved overall student behavior. Read the article on the Los Angeles Times. When the…
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0417-recess-20120417,0,3305316.story>
How to play Multi-Ball, a fun variation on Kickball
https://www.playworks.org/resource/game-of-the-week-multi-ball/>
This week, Playworks is announcing a new push to reach 7,000 elementary schools serving 3.5 million kids, or about 10 percent of elementary schools, by 2020. “Ultimately if we could…
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/09/learning-through-play/499703/>
How one mother overcame her iPhone addiction and joined her kids in play!
https://www.playworks.org/resource/children-and-play-how-much-time-do-you-make-to-play-with-your-kids-at-home/>
How to play Nation Ball, a dodgeball game
https://www.playworks.org/resource/game-of-the-week-nation-ball/>