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Making Any Space a Playspace

Posted January 13, 2025.

Play is essential to a child’s development, regardless of whether it happens on a bustling playground, in a quiet classroom, or even in a small hallway. While a traditional outdoor…

https://www.playworks.org/utah/2025/01/13/making-any-space-a-playspace/

Making Any Space a Playspace

Posted January 13, 2025.

Play is essential to a child’s development, regardless of whether it happens on a bustling playground, in a quiet classroom, or even in a small hallway. While a traditional outdoor…

https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2025/01/13/making-any-space-a-playspace/

Making Any Space a Playspace

Posted January 13, 2025.

Play is essential to a child’s development, regardless of whether it happens on a bustling playground, in a quiet classroom, or even in a small hallway. While a traditional outdoor…

https://www.playworks.org/wisconsin/2025/01/13/making-any-space-a-playspace/

kids playing teatherball

A playful solution

Posted February 10, 2013.

Occasionally, the solutions to some of education’s most -bedeviling problems are startlingly simple. Here is one of them, on a playground at the Mather Elementary School in Dorchester on a…

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/02/10/the-playworks-solution-for-kids/Js9zuE6FM562mBeLL7gIkM/story.html

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Todd Elementary School Gets a Recess Reboot

Posted October 13, 2022.

The entire Todd Elementary community – teachers, lunch monitors and students – are working towards building a better recess…the school recently hired Playworks, an organization creates a better recess experience…

https://patch.com/new-york/pleasantville/todd-elementary-school-gets-recess-reboot

Transformation: A Road to Confidence

Posted October 7, 2011.

Martha is an energetic fifth grader with a contagious smile and a love for play.  At most recesses you will find her dribbling a basketball and honing her defensive skills…

https://www.playworks.org/southern-california/2011/10/07/transformation-a-road-to-confidence/

Spring Back into Core Recess Games!

Posted April 8, 2022.

As the weather gets warmer and the snow melts, it’s time to get back outside for recess! At Playworks, we have a few Core Games that are found at most…

https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2022/04/08/spring-back-into-core-recess-games/

Six Active Indoor Games for Kids

Posted January 23, 2014.

Stuck inside? Get all the energy out so you and the kids make it through the day in one piece!

https://www.playworks.org/resource/six-active-indoor-games-for-kids/

Coach Spotlight: Nathan Lawder

Posted December 14, 2021.

Nathan Lawder loves to be silly with his students at recess. It’s the main reason he was interested in Playworks to begin with. Getting to wake up and play everyday…

https://www.playworks.org/indiana/2021/12/14/coach-spotlight-nathan-lawder/

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