Register for the National PE Institute and attend the Peaceful Playgrounds Summer Training of Trainers Workshop FREE WOW. Grab this special offer now. Limited to the first 50 spots!! Individuals interested in training for Peaceful Playgrounds should attend the Peaceful Playgrounds Training for Trainers session this summer at Asheville, North Carolina on July 31, 2014. [...]
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Purpose of Brain Breaks Well designed Brain Breaks accomplish three purposes: 1) they refresh students, 2) they refocus students for learning and 3) they re-energize students. Every teacher has experience the glazed look from students who basically need a break. Kids check-out when sitting and listening for a long period of time. Once kids [...]
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Purpose of Brain Breaks Well designed Brain Breaks accomplish three purposes: 1) they refresh students, 2) they refocus students for learning and 3) they re-energize students. Every teacher has experience the glazed look from students who basically need a break. When kids get tired or bored, they tend to check out. Once kids begin to [...]
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Recess Makes Kids Smarter By Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D., The Recess Doctor We Now Know Why Recess Makes Kids Smarter Kids love recess. But until recently, we didn't know why recess makes kids smarter. According to a second grader, Allison Rincand, her favorite activity at school, “Recess because [...]
5 Tips for a Kid Friendly Playground By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor 5 Tips for a Kid Friendly Playground Peaceful Playgrounds shares Five Tips for a Kid Friendly Playground based on their research on playgrounds. These 5 easy to implementation tips can make a big [...]
The Play Nice Newsletter archive hosts the twice monthly posting of the Play Nice Newsletter. It is usually published on the first and 15th of each month. The Play Nice Newsletter covers topics such as: recess, PE, children's health, school playgrounds, nutrition, physical activity and childhood obesity. Index [...]
The notion of comfortable cafeterias was first promoted by the Montana Team Nutrition Network. Comfortable Cafeterias have three main goals: improve learning, behavior and student health. Some best practices for ensuring a comfortable and pleasant environment for students to eat is 1) a Recess Before Lunch schedule, 2) adequate time to eat and [...]
By Caralee Adams, Instructor Magazine Each day in the classroom kids are being told: "Be quiet. Sit still. Be quiet. Sit still," says Nelly Torres, a parent of a first and a fourth grader in the Chicago Public Schools. "That's because they need their recess." Torres, 42, still lives in the same neighborhood she grew [...]
[jwplayer mediaid="6035"] This presentation will cover a conversation with a school regarding painting the playground and the obstacles they faced and needed assistance. How do you get the sharp clean lines when using the paint machine? How do we guarantee a beautiful outcome? How much colored paint should I use? How many volunteers will I [...]
[jwplayer config="large" mediaid="9099"] Think of open badges as an online resume, portfolio or a demonstration of skills you learn in a variety of places. Get recognition for skills you learn anywhere that is coordinated and displayed in the new online system. Open Badges are information-rich. Each badge has important data built in that links back [...]
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MARILYN FORBES I FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW Enjoying the U.S. map on the Menallen Elementary School playground are students (from left) Matthew Zsiros, 11, Echo Shaffer, 10, Colton May, 7 and Hunter Sabatula, 6. The parents and the staff of the Menallen Elementary School playground committee have been striving for two years to [...]
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