Study: Peaceful Playgrounds Recess Program increase vigorous physical activity at recess

Study: Peaceful Playgrounds Recess Program increases vigorous physical activity at recess.   Multi-use circle marking A recently released study on Peaceful Playgrounds Recess Program, documents that the proportion of students involved in vigorous activities during recess and lunch recess, increased significantly from 15% to 25% during a 12-month research project conducted in 2016 [...]

By |2022-11-09T20:39:21-08:00June 27th, 2018|Research|0 Comments

PSUSD playgrounds transform with new recess program

Wallace Elementary Gets New Peaceful Playgrounds Recess Program By Shannon Rapose / Kern Valley Sun During winter break, a handful of Wallace staff and volunteers went to work painting hundreds of colorful shapes, playful footprints and multipurpose game boundaries in the play areas of the Wallace Elementary School and in the Kindergarten yard as part [...]

By |2020-02-20T13:02:07-08:00April 14th, 2018|News and Media, Newspapers Articles|0 Comments

10 Suggestions for a Peaceful Playground

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 procedures. For example:  freeze at the bell, [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:09:53-07:00June 16th, 2016|Announcement, Resources|0 Comments

Peaceful Playgrounds participates in 2014 NFL- United Way Kickoff Event

by RACHEL DAWSON,  Federal Way Mirror Reporter  Sept.  3, 2014 Former Seahawks Steve Largent, Mack Strong, and Warren Moon joined more than 50 volunteers and representatives of United Way of King County and Dairy Management Inc. to help uplift Federal Way’s Lake Grove Elementary school playground on students’ first day back to school. As the second-oldest [...]

Tips for Painting your Playground

[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 [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:17:44-07:00October 23rd, 2013|Licensed Content|0 Comments

Playground project adds interactive playground map

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 [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:09:58-07:00September 16th, 2013|News and Media, Newspapers Articles|0 Comments

New playground games promote peaceful play

MacArthur School in Hoffman Estates is the third school in District 54 to implement the Peaceful Playground program, which provides colorful blacktop games that promote active, healthy play. (Kate Thayer/Tribune) By Kate Thayer TribLocal reporter Recess isn’t just about swinging and sliding for some students in District 54. Instead, they’re playing problem-solving [...]

By |2022-10-22T00:01:30-07:00September 16th, 2013|News and Media, Newspapers Articles|0 Comments

Fifty year-old playground gets Peaceful Playground makeover

Lemmer Elementary opens with new school playground makeover By Jason Raiche - staff writer (jraiche@dailypress.net) , Daily Press Students at Lemmer Elementary have new school playground markings. ESCANABA - Students at Lemmer Elementary School now have new school playground makeover allowing them ample opportunities for fun games and playground markings during recess. [...]

MIS cuts ribbon on Peaceful Playground

Ribbon cutting on new Peaceful Playground Monticello Intermediate School's new "Peaceful Playground" was dedicated Friday morning, with students and adults joining to celebrate the opening of the new school playground, which is designed to provide games that will teach children conflict resolution and cooperation skills, and combat childhood obesity. The "Peaceful Playground" [...]

Instructional Playground Games Videos

Instructional Playground Games Videos KDG-6th Grade 25 Game Videos and QR Codes Now it is easier than ever to spread the power of the Peaceful Playgrounds Program with the Instructional Children's Playground Games DVD. Three sets children's playground games videos with QR codes and three accompanying Rules Guides is [...]

By |2022-12-28T06:49:25-08:00January 16th, 2013|Resources|0 Comments

More Fun with Productive Play During Outdoor Recess

By Jane Long The Breeze-Courier October 2003 Students enjoy outdoor recess with lots of playground game choices. Taylorville - Four third-grade students at North Elementary School urgently request bean bags from the school playground supervisor in order to play hopscotch as outdoor recess starts on a bright sunny day. They grab the bags, run to [...]

Painting Playground Games at Center Woods Elementary

August 2004 Goffstown News Painting the playground games like 4 square and hopscotch. Recess at Center Woods Elementary School will be a lot more interesting and fun this year. As part of the Peaceful Playgrounds program, volunteers have been painting  playground games such as hopscotch, pickle, around the world, four square, and [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:10:56-07:00January 8th, 2013|Newspapers Articles|0 Comments

The New Rules – Playground Monitors Emphasize Behavior Expectations

 January 2005 The new rules and behavior expectations. New behavior expectations state, "go down the slide only on your bottom." Corvallis Gazette-Times As a second-grader slips down the covered slide at Philomath's Clemens Primary School on his tummy Thursday morning, school behavior assistant Cheri Stouder blows her whistle. Stouder has been watching [...]

Schools add cooperative games to playground

By Julie Murphy Harold-Advocate - Park Ridge, IL September 1, 2005 Cooperative games is an important part of new playground. Old school yard favorites such as hopscotch and four square are re-emerging at the schools within Park Ridge - Niles Elementary District 64. Parent and teacher volunteers have painted the playground surfaces of [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:10:57-07:00January 8th, 2013|Newspapers Articles|0 Comments

Games gain popularity on elementary school playground

By Nicole Wagner Mount Prospect Times - Park Ridge, IL November 3, 2005 Students learn new elementary school playground games with new Peaceful Playgrounds Program. A divided white rectangle marks the most popular piece of asphalt on the Indian Grove Elementary School playground. Children say they love bounceball, foursquare, hopscotch and other games [...]