Keeping Kids Safe Outdoors as the World and Roads Reopen
View this important safety article from BankRate Insurance https://www.bankrate.com/insurance/car/keeping-kids-safe-during-reopening/
Continue ReadingLoose Parts Play in Good Times and Bad
View this fabulous resource from IPA World on using Loose Parts! loose parts play by ipa
Continue ReadingPlay in Early Childhood: The Role of Play in Any Setting
Just released from the Developing Child at Harvard University a great resource and video on why play is so important. Check it out through this link
Continue ReadingLess Screen, More Green: Outdoor Safety Tips for Kids
Click on this link to download this useful resource for playing outside and limiting use of screens. https://www.safety.com/family/outdoor-safety-tips-for-kids/
Continue ReadingChildren should be having fun with friends, instead of extra lessons to catch them up, say experts in the United Kingdom. Please listen U.S.
“ Experts in child development are calling on the government to support a “summer of play” to help pupils in England recover from the stress of lockdown and a year of Covid upheaval. Call for ‘summer of play’ to help English pupils recover from Covid-19 stress Exclusive: children should be having fun with friends instead of…
Continue ReadingAfter 100 Years of the Same Teaching Model It’s Time to Throw Out the Playbook
Click on this article to see why the Industrial Model of Education is not the appropriate model for the 21st Century. After 100 Years of the Same Teaching Model It’s Time to Throw Out the Playbook
Continue ReadingThe Importance of Recess in California Elementary School Reopening Rebecca A. London
Are you concerned that schools will cancel recess? Are you concerned that as schools return from Covid 19, recess will be eliminated or shortened in order to “catch” children/students up from the lost time? Here is an article by Rebecca London on the Importance of Recess. recess research
Continue ReadingLet’s Play America hosting a FREE Play Day
LPA is hosting our Virtual Mid-Winter Play Day, Sunday, February 14, 1-5pm(EST). This exciting fun FREE event is for all ages. The beauty of a Virtual Play Day is you can play from anywhere. See our flyers and the link below to sign-up. https://www.letsplayamerica.org/upcomingevents/2020/11/17/all-virtual-mid-winter-play-day
Continue ReadingChildren and Trees
Bill Crane has created a video on the love that children have with trees. Here is the link Children and Trees IPA USA has a fundraiser of t-shirts Trees over Screens. You can find how to get a tshirt by going to Advocacy, then Wear Your Support at the bottom. Deb
Continue ReadingCommunity Playthings on – Play, a child’s natural mechanism for coping
Community Playthings, a strong advocate for play, just posted this great article on why play helps children cope. Be sure to visit the site and read the full article. Play, a child’s natural mechanism for coping
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