Covid-19 Resources

Distancing Playground

6’ Social Distancing Playground follows CDC Guidelines for Schools Advisory for Covid-19. The playground consists of a series of Activity Zones with age-appropriate games and learning activities to be painted on existing playground surfaces using blueprints and prefabricated stencils. QR codes can be scanned with smart phones or smart tablets for video instructions on all the games and activities which inform teachers teaching the activities. There are 9 Activity Zones.

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K-6 No equipment Activity cards

No Equipment Card Sets

The pack of activities includes activities appropriate for any playground and specifically for COVID-19 activities where the use of equipment is not recommended in schools. This set of digital files. The activities can be played on the Distancing Playgrounds developed by Peaceful Playgrounds on most of the game markings.

This represents a set of 242 station cards or 16 different sets of cards. The card sets include Brain Breaks, Exercise Cards, Workout Cards, Yoga cards, and Stretching Cards. All activities are appropriate for the COVID-19 environment as well as after the pandemic passes. Appropriate for indoors or outdoors alike.

Recess Solutions Webinar

As schools prepare for a new normal for the fall, how to safely offer recess is an important consideration. In the webinar, we will explore, “Is it even possible to offer a safe recess”? What does the CDC say about recess in their school advisory for the pandemic? How are some schools offering recess in the fall?

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School Reopening State Documents

As schools prepare for a new normal for the fall, how to safely offer recess is an important consideration. In the webinar, we will explore, “Is it even possible to offer a safe recess”? What does the CDC say about recess in their school advisory for the pandemic? How are some schools offering recess in the fall?

Pandemic Lessons Learned from the Spanish Flu

Pandemic lessons learned from the Spanish Flu You may be wondering how, without medicine or a vaccine, the 1918 Spanish flu was extinguished? By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer My history lessons sometimes come from my family’s diaries and letters passed down through the generations.

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Back to School CDC Recommendations Including Recess, PE & Athletics

“Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools, a key takeaway is that students benefit from in-person learning, and safely returning to school this fall for in-person instruction is a priority.” Read this article on the CDC recommendation for keeping kids safe. Aug. 2021

Insights & Resource

Peaceful playground Brochure

Peaceful playground Brochure

Get the latest copy of our brochure featuring all three of our award-winning playground and student wellness programs. The Peaceful Playgrounds…

60 Alternatives to with holding Recess

60 Alternatives to with holding Recess

Given the value of recess in a student’s physical and social development and the need for periodic breaks from classroom instruction, using recess as punishment…

Right to Recess Campaign

Right to Recess
Campaign

Despite mounting evidence that kids need an outlet to blow off steam, learn to interact with others and get the exercise they need, nearly 40 percent of…

How teachers should respond to bullying

How teachers should respond to bullying

First, it is important to acknowledge that students rarely bully victims in front of an adult. The chance of a teacher observing bullying in school is limited….