Peaceful Playground Unveiled At Pfeiffer-Burleigh

https://youtu.be/4xCq9lxlXCo Agencies in Erie County put in Peaceful Playground for Pfeiffer-Burleigh Elementary. Photo by R Frank Media A Peaceful Playground is a safe play environment that enhances learning, prevents bullying and allows schools to add 100 games and markings to their playground. The Peaceful Playgrounds Program identified five solutions to 5 [...]

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Why School Recess Makes Kids Smarter

Recess Makes Kids Smarter By Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D. 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 I get to play [...]

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High Energy Fitness Fun Zone for Schools and Students

Fitness Fun Zone Murrieta, CA by Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D. I stumbled upon an article entitled, “How to get fit at home in 20 minutes a day.” Clearly, it sounds doable unless, of course, you have a fitness phobia. I wondered what those 20 minutes would look like and I found a rather ‘old [...]

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Painting School Playground Markings

School Playground Markings Add Painted Games to Your Playground Playground markings add up to 100 games and activities to the playground. Full-Size Roll Out Playground Stencils Make Painting Easy and Fun! In painting school playground markings the following supplies are necessary: 100-foot measuring tape, paint, playground chalk, [...]

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Bringing Peace to the School Playground

Redlands Daily Facts August 2004 Students play on school playground new target games. In 1973, an idea struck Los Angeles educator Melinda Bossenmeyer after years of being a teacher and a principal within the Riverside County Department of Education. "I noticed that some kids didn't have many of the skills necessary to [...]