School Recess: Why some love and others hate this American tradition.

The School Recess Movement is Growing. The school recess movement in Orange County, Florida is growing and even received national attention yesterday when The Today Show put out an elementary recess survey. The national survey shows that 99% of adults participating in the survey favor elementary school recess.  End of the subject?  Not quite.  Parents [...]

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Grant Helps Bloomington School Develop Peaceful Playground

Marlin Elementary Gets a Grant for  Recess Program The Herald Times by Mary Keck BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Visit Marlin Elementary School  and you'll see a new grant for their  recess program.  You'll see kids hopping across yellow, blue and red numbers, letters and symbols on the blacktop, their shoes hitting each foot printed on [...]

Physical Activity Resources

This listing of Physical Activity resources for classroom teachers, P.E. teachers and physical activity coordinators have moved to our member site.              Featured Articles Physical Activity in Schools. Making the Case for Kids Moving More Low Cost High Activity Playgrounds  

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Playground Safety Resources

On this page you will find playground safety resources which you can use to help keep children on your playground safe.  This list of playground safety resources is meant to provide you with resources and guidelines for improving your playground. Related information: School Playgrounds Can be Safe Playground Liability: Accident or Injury When is it [...]

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