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The Playground Games and Strategies to Improve Recess is designed to introduce administrators, teachers, substitute teachers, physical educators, parents, after-school personnel, and playground supervisors to the responsibilities and strategies associated with organizing a successful recess.  This course outlines how to make recess safe, fun, and orderly without “structuring recess”.Playground Games and Strate…
Peaceful Playgrounds One Minute Video on Age Appropriate Games. Why is it important?
Cahanhassen Villager By Unsie Zuege By all accounts, the Peaceful Playground at Victoria Elementary School (VES) MN is fulfilling its mission: to bring peace and harmony to the playground, get kids moving, hopping, and skipping, and most of all, teaching kids it’s fun and simple to just play. Visitors to the VES playground on the west side of the school, just outside the school cafeteria, will see many play areas with playground stencils painte…
One Minute Tip Age Appropriate Playground Games
This video Is about the topic of age appropriate playgroundgames.
It is very important that children have age appropriate games for the playground.If the games are age appropriate then you can expect : that children will have the best chance at successful participation.That children will be challenged but not frustrated.That students will enjoy the game and engage in games with other…
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 Tip Playground Games






This video Is about the topic of age-appropriate playground games.

It is very important that children have age appropriate games for the playground.  If the games are age appropriate then you can expect:
1. Children will have the best chance at successful participation.
2. Children will be challenged but not frustrated.
3. Students will enjoy the game and engage in games with other students.

Age Appropriate games …