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. "When Billy Bully comes to play he always takes the fun away." As Billy is rotten on the playground he [...]
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 learning objective?” Outdoor learning environment I remember an experience where I was observing a 3rd-grade classroom. Students were digging in [...]
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 wellness. We think of it as burning energy or calories. For health benefits, physical activity should be moderate or vigorous [...]
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 playground. The incident has turned the mother into an advocate for school playground safety at Guilderland. She presented the board [...]
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 about the program. 3. Open the red bars below for a detailed explanation of the program components. [...]
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 diagrams painted on the blacktop of a parking lot. It includes popular kids games like 4 Square, 21, bean bag [...]
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 working when doing that particular activity. Exercise physiologists measure activity in metabolic equivalents or METS. One MET is defined as [...]
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 a daily recess for all grades indoors, while fewer than two-thirds of middle schools and only 26.5 percent of high [...]
Listing of play articles most current articles on the top. How Play Fits Into Social and Emotional Learning. All of Chicago Public Schools are seeing big gains by allowing students to play. By Jill Vialet Playworks Founder The Critical Place of Play in Education. U.S. Play Coalition Document. This document is on Play in [...]
The Second Step E newsletter contained a great article on "Safer Playgrounds: Assessing Layout, Supervision, and Staff Training." The article covers tips and research on the physical environment on playgrounds and playground supervision. For additional information go to the Committee for Children website.
Active Design Resources These active design resources will help you to design more physical activity into an everyday environment. Download toolkits and resources today.Active Design is using spaces like the asphalt and grass (which most schools have) to design activities where children can be active. This page is dedicated to resources that will help [...]
Do you need to raise money for your physical activity project? You've come to the right place. Peaceful Playgrounds has partnered with Safe Routes to Schools and ACTIVE SCHOOLS FUNDRAISING. Looking for a healthy way to fundraise? Interested in raising funds to purchase Peaceful Playgrounds products/services? Join the Safe Routes to School National Partnership on September 14th to [...]
By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor This is a list of 10 suggestions for making your playground a peaceful place for fun and games. Have classroom teachers walk students around the playground on the first day of school. Introduce playing areas and those areas that are off limit during recess. Introduce students to playground rules and [...]
By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor A playground designed for learning An ever constant mantra in teaching is "what is the learning objective?" Is your playground a place designed for learning? When I was a principal, I remember an experience while observing a classroom of 3rd graders. Students were digging in a sand bucket [...]
This blog post is written by Paul Rosengard, Consultant to the Peaceful Playgrounds Foundation. Follow Paul at @paulrosengard Grow 4 It! Part 5 – the “T” in “Grow 4 It!” stands for, “Tracking Your Plan” Hello and welcome back to this series on professional growth – for physical educators! If you haven’t already read all [...]
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