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Over the River

Posted April 24, 2026.

This is a quick paced, rotational game where players work in pairs to send the ball over the river into the other team’s “Square.” Over the River is also known…

https://www.playworks.org/game-library/over-the-river/

Jaime Pimsler March Coach of the Month

Posted April 30, 2013.

Our Coach of the Month for March was Jaime Pimsler. She's a second year coach at Meadowlark Elementary in the Salt Lake School District.   This is her setting the…

https://www.playworks.org/utah/2013/04/30/jaime-pimsler-march-coach-of-the-month/

Revamped Recess Puts Focus on the Physical

Posted September 9, 2009.

They would ignore the brightly colored balls left for them on the playground and the hopscotch lines painted on the pavement. Instead, in past years many students at Conservatory Lab…

http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/09/08/in_brighton_revamped_recess_is_a_fitting_change/

Chloe and the Secret Handshake by Morgan Smith

Posted April 5, 2018.

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/

Playworks Portland Kicks it Corporate Style

Posted June 27, 2011.

Under bright blue skies, ten teams from local companies and organizations converged on the ball fields of the Tualatin Hills Athletic Center at PCC Rock Creek campus for an afternoon…

https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2011/06/27/playworks-portland-kicks-it-corporate-style-2/

Playworks Soccer

Posted December 18, 2013.

  Thank you to everyone who participated in our Playworks Wisconsin soccer league! Soccer was a huge success, engaging more than 100 students and their families. Unlike other youth sports leagues, the…

https://www.playworks.org/wisconsin/2013/12/18/playworks-soccer/

AmeriCorps Member and Students Build Confidence

Posted March 28, 2014.

Guest Blogger Jennifer Holmes-Ledet learned how to play and coach basketball along side her 4th and 5th grade girls basketball team.

https://www.playworks.org/news/americorps-member-and-students-build-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/

Eight Teams Kicked so 10,000 Kids could Play

Posted June 13, 2013.

Kickball … Remember the feeling at recess when the pitcher rolled that big, red, bouncy ball your way? … Everyone’s eyes on are you, the suspense rapidly mounting, and then…POW!…

https://www.playworks.org/new-york-new-jersey/2013/06/13/eight-teams-kicked-so-10000-kids-could-play/

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