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Game of the Week: Jump Challenge

Posted June 2, 2014.

How to play Jump Challenge, a simple game to build jump roping skills and cooperation.

https://www.playworks.org/resource/game-of-the-week-jump-challenge/

Game of the Month: Museum Night Janitor

Posted September 6, 2016.

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/

Game of the Week: Power

Posted December 23, 2013.

How to play the basketball game Horse, Pig, or in this case Power.

https://www.playworks.org/resource/game-of-the-week-power/

Game of the Week: Huckle Buckle Beanstalk

Posted January 6, 2014.

How to play Huckle Buckle Beanstalk, a game that can be played in the classroom.

https://www.playworks.org/resource/game-of-the-week-huckle-buckle-beanstalk/

Game of the Week: Alligator Swamp

Posted May 19, 2014.

How to play Alligator Swamp, a fun team building game.

https://www.playworks.org/resource/game-of-the-week-alligator-swamp/

Game of the Week: the Maze Game

Posted June 16, 2014.

How to play the Maze Game to develop strategic thinking and teamwork.

https://www.playworks.org/resource/game-of-the-week-the-maze-game/

Jaziela’s Story of Transformation

Posted February 3, 2016.

When Alicia, a Sports4Kids coach, came to Urban Promise Academy back in 2006, Jaziela was a quiet, reserved, and insecure sixth grader. She decided to become a junior coach because…

https://www.playworks.org/story-of-play/jazielas-story-of-transformation/

kids playing catch

Understanding the Complex Simplicities of Play

Posted January 10, 2023.

Play is a behavior that is natural and has existed for thousands of years and across species. It combines a set of made-up rules or norms and a willingness to…

https://www.playworks.org/news/understanding-the-complex-simplicities-of-play/

Six Signs of a Joyful Playground

Posted January 28, 2026.

Spotting joy on the playground is not always obvious at first glance. Sometimes it shows up in small, meaningful moments, the kind that assure you kids feel safe, connected, and…

https://www.playworks.org/news/six-signs-of-a-joyful-playground/

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