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Top 10 Tips to Create a Bully Free Playground
Primary school children in the United Kingdom can spend up to one and a half hours – 20% of their school day, in the playground. It is an important part of a child’s day and what happens in the playground can affect the whole life of the school. Research...
How to create a bully free playground
Originally published in Teachers Matter Magazine Issue 41 Primary school children in the United Kingdom can spend up to one and a half hours – 20% of their school day, in the playground. It is an important part of a child’s day and what happens in the...
Create a Positive Playtime with the 3R’s
Rules, Rewards and Relationships Are you struggling with? Bullying and bad behaviour at playtimes? Losing valuable learning time sorting out playtime disputes when children come back into the classroom? Children who don’t know how to play? Lunchtime supervisors who...
Game of the Week #48 Buzz
Age Range: 8 – 12 Ideal Number of Players: 6+ Equipment Needed: Pencil and paper for scoring What To Do This is a great children’s mental maths game. It helps if children already know their times tables, although it is great practice for those wanting to boost...
Game of the Week #45: Grannies Green Undies
What To Do This game is similar to Hide and Seek except that the player who is ‘it’ has a base (such as a tree or post) to which the other players must return, ideally without being caught. Firstly choose someone to be ‘it’. They count to 40...
Part II How to Organise Your Wet Play Activity Boxes
Wet Play Activity Box Themes – themed boxes for rainy days These boxes have particular themes as opposed to a selection of different activities for children to do, such as: Thinking Games Paper Play and Technology Challenges Quiz and Puzzle Activities. All the...
