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2011’s Top Playful Holiday Gifts for Kids

Posted December 18, 2011.

Holiday day gifts ideas to encourage to get kids active!

https://www.playworks.org/resource/2011s-top-playful-holiday-gifts-for-kids/

Indoor Recess Transition Plan

Posted January 24, 2024.

From snow and cold to rain, smog, and everything in between, weather can throw a wrench in your outdoor recess plans. When inclement weather strikes, transitioning to indoor play can…

https://www.playworks.org/news/indoor-recess-transition-plan/

Indoor Recess Transition Plan

Posted January 12, 2024.

From snow and cold to rain, smog, and everything in between, weather can throw a wrench in your outdoor recess plans. When inclement weather strikes, transitioning to indoor play can…

https://www.playworks.org/resource/indoor-recess-transition-plan/

Five Ways to Keep Indoor Play Alive This Winter

Posted November 29, 2011.

  It’s that time of year again when cold, rain and snow keep our kids restless and fidgety, cooped up indoors. Here are some tips on indoor kids activities that…

https://www.playworks.org/resource/five-ways-to-keep-indoor-play-alive-this-winter/

Keep Playing – Week 36

Keep Playing Week 36 Game of the Week: Cat Cow Alien This week Playworks is featuring a game that helps students take responsibility for their actions and consider others when making…

https://www.playworks.org/keep-playing-home/keep-playing-36/

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Putting the Play Back in Recess

Posted May 28, 2012.

DURHAM – Standing at the corner of a bustling blacktop, keeping watch over a few dozen first-graders playing four square and jumping rope, Parkwood Elementary School Principal Michael Somers tells…

https://www.playworks.org/news/putting-the-play-back-in-recess/

Recess coaches help kids play, and that helps them to learn

Posted May 7, 2010.

Program in 9 schools shows promise, but kids out-of-shapeBy DAFNEY TALESPhiladelphia Daily News Fourth-graders at the William Dick School, in North Philly, listened intently yesterday as they learned the rules…

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20100507_Recess_coaches_help_kids_play__and_that_helps_them_to_learn.html?text=med&c=y

Why I Play Everyday and Want Everyone to Play Too

Posted April 25, 2012.

As a child, I played on a soccer team called the Lady Tigers. Our jerseys were red and white, and I loved mine so much I wore it all the…

https://www.playworks.org/story-of-play/why-i-play-everyday-and-want-everyone-to-play-too/

Name Touch

Posted September 9, 2013.

Knowing each other’s names builds community, and what better way to memorize names than through a tag game? In this fast-paced game, students form a circle with one student leader…

https://www.playworks.org/game-library/name-touch/

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