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August 17, 2022
How Adults Best Create Supportive Play Communities ›
With over 25 years of experience working with kids in schools, our staff and coaches have learned many things about how to set up the most positive, inviting, engaging play…
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August 17, 2022
Helping kids to find new friends and feel included ›
Play is a natural, safe way that kids can interact with people who are different and rejoice by achieving shared goals. Interacting with people who are different at a young…
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August 17, 2022
Empowering Kids to Create Their Own Happiness ›
By Playworks and UNICEF Kid Power® When kids’ minds and bodies get active, either while playing or participating in service learning, they experience physical and mental benefits (and support positive…
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August 17, 2022
Approaching Hard Conversations with Kids ›
Kids notice when adults around them are feeling stress, pressure, anxiety, or concern. Between changes in daily life stemming from COVID-19, the racial justice movement, political divisiveness, financial pressures, and…
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August 11, 2022
10 Creative Cooldown Breathing Activities ›
Just take a deep breath. You’ve probably heard it before, or even instructed your students to try it when things start to get out of control. Inhale, exhale, relax. Breathing…
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April 29, 2021
Leveraging Play to Address Learning Loss ›
In order to help kids recover from learning loss, we must ensure their emotional needs are met. We need to prioritize every child’s wellbeing, and that starts with acknowledging that…
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January 5, 2021
Top 6 Games to Play Virtually ›
Many educators have risen to the challenge of transitioning their lessons to accommodate virtual education, and Playworks has been helping educators ensure play remains in every child’s day, even online.…
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October 6, 2020
Using Play to Foster Social Connections and Physical Activity ›
Play isn’t just fun and games – it’s a vital aspect of our health and well-being. When we play, we engage our bodies, minds, and senses, creating opportunities for increased…
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March 13, 2019
Behind the Scenes: Reinforcing SEL with Games ›
You probably know the saying “you are what you eat.” But did you know that you are also “how you play”? When it comes to social and emotional learning (SEL),…