One Minute Playground Tip-Solving Problems
This One-Minute Playground Tip is about Solving Problems on the playground.
We recommend 3 solutions and teach students they have three options when a conflict occurs. Walk away from the problemTalk through the problemUs. Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Walk away means to walk away from the game they are playing and go to a new game on another marking.Kids have lots of choices on a Peaceful Playgr…

One Minute Playground Tip
Adding a Walking and Jogging Track with Playground Stencils

1.This video is about the benefits of adding a walking/jogging track to the outside of your playground.
2.One of the least expensive ways of encouraging physical activity in schools is to add a walking and jogging track.  You can do this with a little paint and a few stencils representing one of the least expensive physical activity interventions.
3.Peaceful P…

Westside students enjoy new Peaceful Playgrounds Markings @Westgate66 students in PE class try out the colorful @peacefulplayground games @Westside66 .pic.twitter.com/oG0gLyix1m

Pasadena Unified's Health Program Wins Top Statewide Honor
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Exercise Cards
The Peaceful Playgrounds set of Exercise Cards are easy to use and describe the exercises in the set, as well as, have an illustration for each task card. They are a great idea for brain break activities inside or perfect for warm-up exercises in physical education class held outside.

The digital download provides instant access to the pdf format of 12 exercise cards. This makes a great edition to the Peaceful Playgrounds line of …

Mid March Newsletter just released.

Topics:
Playgrounds designed for learning.
Peaceful Playgrounds Ambassadors
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This blog post is written by Paul Rosengard consultant to the Peaceful Playgrounds Foundation.  Follow Paul at  @paulrosengard

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Before and after I began teaching/coaching in the 70's, I would have to drive to a library to view the only resources available to me at the time, books and magazines. Navigating my way through the Dewey decimal system, I'd …

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Link to Play Nice Newsletter October 28, 2015

Physical Activity on Campus -- Here, There, and Everywhere, Part 2 It's time to continue our ride on Route 60-6! Our destination? Sixty minutes of activity every day, and 6 opportunities to provide it to students on campus. They are: 1. Physical education class (structured) 2. Before school (usually unstructured) 3. Recess (usually elementary only, and unstructured) 4. Lunch break (usually unstructured) 5. PA integration with non-PE s…

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Redondo Beach Unified adds Peaceful Playgrounds to district schools.
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Peaceful Playgrounds Wednesday, January 28, 2015

The main mission of the RBEF is to enrich the educational experience of the children throughout the Redondo Beach School District. Part of supporting this mission is creating and implementing worthwhile programs through RBUSD schools.
One of the RBEF-supported programs that are curr…

July 6, 2015 Play Nice Newsletter

Articles include:  Winners of the U.S. Map Contest, National PE Institute, Free Beach Day Brain Breaks for Download, Bullying Compliance Course, How Teachers Should Respond to Bullying,  Playground Supervisor Book, U.S. Map Games Book, and Bullying Prevention online course.

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Marlin Elementary School Peaceful Playgrounds News video.

Play Nice Newsletter includes Free Playgrounds Rules Poster Set, information on 10 Tips for Improving Playground  Supervision,  Playground Supervisor Training, and information on Fundamental Movement a new digital Physical Education Program.

Play Nice Newsletter just released: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs125/1101617897150/archive/1120418242292.html

Topics include:  Spring Brain Break cards download,  New Walking and Jogging Track from Peaceful Playgrounds,  upcoming webinar schedule,  and Playground Supervisor Training Coupon.

A Peaceful Playground? Sound Impossible? It’s not. With a few proven strategies we’ll show you how to reduce bullying, and reduce playground conflicts, resulting in happy students and a thankful staff.
Our research indicates that 5 situations contribute to 95% of all problems on typical elementary school playgrounds. In this fast paced webinar we’ll share those problem situations and our proven strategies for turning your playground into a…

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