Play Nice Newsletter and Grants

Where Children Play their Way to a Healthy Body & Brain

November 1, 2013

November's Featured Live Webinar:

"Comfortable Cafeterias"
Dayle Hayes

Why should schools strive to support pleasant and positive mealtimes vs. just getting the students fed? When a school cafeteria is comfortable, students eat better, do better in class, and have fewer behavioral problems.

Dayle Hayes, award-winning author, educator and nutrition coach from Montana, will address a variety of positive meal time practices in the cafeteria.

Free Webinar Nov. 14

A positive approach requires effective teamwork and communication among administrators, teachers, aides, school nurses, school food service staff, students and parents. We encourage you to participate in this webinar with others in your school building.

Offered in partnership with Montana's Team Nutrition Network.

Thurs, Nov 14, 2013 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT Registration

Current Grants

Safeway Foundation: Fitness Grant

Lego Children's Fund: Underserved Youth & Sports

Saucony Run for Good Foundation: Running Programs

Find Your Balance Challenge: Food & Physical Activity

Smart from the Start Grants: Early Childhood

Fiskar's Project Orange Thumb: School Garden

Healthy Habits Grant: Research on PA and Nutrition

Visit our website grants database for a listing of grants on playgrounds, school gardens, shade structures and Anti-bullying.

Pinterest Pins

Have you visited our Pinterest pages lately? We've added lots of great free resources on a variety of different topics

Peaceful Playgrounds

Classroom Games for Indoor Recess
U.S. Map Games
Bullying Prevention
Fitness
ECE Movement
Recess Before Lunch
Academic Games

US Map Stencil Games Book

Twenty new games to encourage outdoor learning activities.

Games include:

Capitol Toss
State Word Search
East to West
Capitol Match
Capitol Spelling Challenge
Hands Across America
Exercise By Number
State Relay
Knock Off
State Abbreviation Relay
State Shake Walk
Guess and Travel
Where I've Been
Name Three
Musical States
How Far Away
Going to Missouri
Whiteboard State Relay
Popcorn States
Spell One.

AAHPERD: SHAPE

Have you voted for the name change?

The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance may soon become the Society of Health and Physical Education (SHAPE). http://www.aahperd.org

Stencil Giveaway

Enter your school today in the Learn to Play U.S. Playground Map Stencil Giveaway. The beautiful geographically accurate educational map stencil is 16 feet by 27 feet and extends the classroom curriculum to recess and outdoor play. History and geography come alive with the games and activities included in the stencil set.

Enter Your School Today!

Free Webinars

Learn how to create a playground that really works! Webinars are 45 minutes long with an informative 15 minute question and answer session. No special software is necessary for you to easily participate right at your computer. Register early, space is limited. Select your subject and act now to attend a free webinar of your choice at a time that fits your schedule.

Select Your Free Webinar!

Brain Breaks! Special Offer 50% Off Each 2-Go Game Rug includes the Materials for Brain Break Activities with 30 Children That's 180 children or 6 Classrooms!	6 Large 2-Go Game Rugs & 180 individual Table Mats 42 Integrated Physical Activity and Academic Activities
Offer Expires: Dec. 15, 2013 Applied at check-out Must include coupon for discount and cannot be combined with other promotions