Occasionally, the solutions to some of education’s most -bedeviling problems are startlingly simple. Here is one of them, on a playground at the Mather Elementary School in Dorchester on a…
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Stuck inside? Get all the energy out so you and the kids make it through the day in one piece!
https://www.playworks.org/resource/six-active-indoor-games-for-kids/>
Kickball … Remember the feeling at recess when the pitcher rolled that big, red, bouncy ball your way? … Everyone’s eyes on are you, the suspense rapidly mounting, and then…POW!…
Playworks rocked (paper and scissors) Baltimore on November 8, 2015 at 5:00 p.m., with our annual Soirée for Play featuring games, cocktails, a live raffle, and more! Nearly 150 guests supported…
Both as a mother and former pediatric nurse, I see kids today spending less and less time just playing! Kids’ play should entail running, skipping, jumping and hopping, using their…
https://www.playworks.org/story-of-play/parents-improve-school-play-space/>
Stephanie Murray, known as Coach Steph, is a first-year AmeriCorps coach at McCall Elementary School. Coach Steph has been incredibly consistent, organized, and committed during her first month of…
https://www.playworks.org/pennsylvania/2014/12/19/a-great-story-by-coach-steph/>
As a Playworks coach, there are so many positive things that outweigh the long hours, lesson planning, and nasty weather. Everyday I come to school and look forward to seeing…
https://www.playworks.org/pennsylvania/2015/03/02/playworks-coach-stephanie-murray/>
Dear Friends, You helped to transform Rayfield’s life. Last spring, Rayfield, a second grader, was standing by himself against the school wall as other kids played after lunch. He would…
https://www.playworks.org/maryland/2013/05/09/help-students-succeed/>
For most kindergartners, recess is a new concept. On the first day of the school year, they often come out to the yard with wide, bright, and confused eyes. They…