There is a first grader named Nelson at my school who rarely participated in games during recess. Even during Class Game Time, he would always try to blend in with…
https://www.playworks.org/northern-california/2013/02/15/from-the-sidelines-to-the-playground/
Ben Cromwell is the Program Manager for Playworks Salt Lake City and a champion for play. He is the author of Touch: Making Contact with Climate Change. “It’s the game.” That’s what one…
Recess is usually the best part of the school day, it’s a chance to try new games and play with all of your classmates. But for one third grade student…
https://www.playworks.org/southeast/2012/11/06/playworks-promotes-students-to-take-positive-risks/
Last school year, Ardmore Elementary School received a Playworks Recess Implementation training to make their playground and recess more inclusive and respectful — a place where every kid would belong.…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2013/12/09/the-new-look-of-recess-2/
Back to School Supplies for Active Kids
https://www.playworks.org/resource/back-to-school-supplies-for-active-kids/
First as the director of the Florida State Parks and later as the first woman Director of the National Park Service back in 2001, Fran Mainella worried about the absence…
https://www.playworks.org/story-of-play/bringing-out-the-best-fran-mainella/
Group Size: AnyAge Group: Good for all agesEquipment: Cones Development Goal(s): Self-control. Skills practiced include spatial awareness and freezing. Before You Start: Talk to students about what statues do: Do…
https://www.playworks.org/resource/game-of-the-month-museum-night-janitor/
Play On comes to Santa Monica, California on October 20, 2012
https://www.playworks.org/resource/parents-playing-on-the-beach/
“Schools are going weeks without hearing from kids. Calling it a tragedy doesn’t do it justice. Even if kids are safe, they’re still lost kids because they aren’t connected,” Tyler…
