Peaceful Playgrounds Welcomes East Street Student Back to School
East Street School Returns to NEW Painted Playground Markings East Street staff and students are returning to school this year and they will be welcomed with a new, colorful, fun painted playground markings. [...]
PSUSD playgrounds transform with new recess program
Wallace Elementary Gets New Peaceful Playgrounds Recess Program By Shannon Rapose / Kern Valley Sun During winter break, a handful of Wallace staff and volunteers went to work painting hundreds of colorful shapes, playful footprints [...]
The New Peaceful Playground at Wampus
Peaceful Playgrounds Provides and Improved Recess Experience The Byram Hills Education Foundation, Inc. (BHEF) and the Debra Leipman Yale Memorial Fund (DLYMF) recently announced the opening of the new Peaceful Playground recess program at Wampus [...]
Playgrounds Serve as Microcosm of the World
Peaceful Playgrounds january 23, 2018 by carrie froese, I recently read a publication in the NY Times Sunday Review called My Kid’s First Lesson in Realpolitik. Annie Pfeifer is a parent bemoaning the need for our children [...]
10 Books about the Playground and Recess
Books for teaching socials skills about recess and the playground. 1) Billy Bully by Ana Galan and Alvaro Galan. In this funny counting book, Billy Bully learns what it means to be a good friend. [...]
Playground Stencils: Beyond Busy, Happy, and Good
Playground Stencils : "Beyond Busy, Happy & Good" By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor Playground Stencils An ever constant mantra in teaching is “what is the [...]
Physical Activity: What is it? Why is it so important?
Why physical activity is important? You may be wondering why physical activity is important and what is it? Physical activity is any bodily exercise that enhances or maintains fitness and overall health or [...]
Mother Petitions School Board for Playground Supervision Guidelines from Peaceful Playgrounds
After a school playground incident involving a first-grade student, a child's mother, Mrs. Romeno petitioned the local School Board to consider playground safety guidelines from Peaceful Playgrounds designed to keep all kids safe on the [...]
Peaceful Playgrounds Recess Program Kit
What you get with the Peaceful Playgrounds Program? 1. Scroll down to view the gallery below of products that are included in the Peaceful Playgrounds Recess Program Kit. 2. Watch the videos below that talk [...]
Making A Difference: Lexington Students Have “Peaceful” Playground
LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) Some Lexington students are kicking off the new school year with a brand new playground. The new playground at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary School is a series of [...]
Physical Activity Articles (Kids)
What does moderate to vigorous physical activity mean for kids? Philly.com by Rachel DeHaven, Physical Activity Specialist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Simply put, moderate and vigorous are terms to explain how hard your body is [...]
Recess Articles
Articles on Improving Recess Improving Recess The 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 82.8 percent of elementary schools provided [...]
