the new first grade
Kindergarten is the new first grade and some kids aren’t ready. Kids are crying out for help and we aren’t listening. Read more
Learning Through Play model
The LEGO Foundation promotes the Learning Through Play model based in five development competencies—social, creative, cognitive, emotional, and physical—and the three-phase learning process of connection, exploration, and transformation. Read more
Specialized Movement Phase
The specialized movement phase typically begins around age seven when children begin to develop a keen interest in sports. Proper development of fundamental movement skills combined with more precise movement skills are necessary to be able to efficiently develop specialized movement skills.
exploring the great outdoors
Get creative when exploring the great outdoors and use your imagination to turn the things around you into so much more. Here are some activities to try. Read more
2021 Best Children’s Museums
USA Today names the 2021 Best Children’s Museums. These 10 museums, chosen as the best for families in North America, offer engaging, interactive experiences for kids and adults alike. Read more
Little Island
A new $260 million park floats on the Hudson and it’s a charmer. Little Island, developed by Barry Diller, with an amphitheater and dramatic views, opens on Hudson River Park. Read more
low-speed zones
A new guide sets out guidelines for planning, designing, implementing and evaluating low-speed zones with examples of design considerations for low-speed zones in diverse settings to help create safer, thriving urban spaces. Read more
mental health challenges
More kids struggle with mental health challenges due to the pandemic. Here are many of the stressors that cause their anxiety. Read more
those with disabilities
As a member of a youth-sports organization or community entity, here are tips for preparing coaches and agencies to successfully meet the needs of current and future athletes, including those with disabilities. Read more
Luther Gulick
Luther Halsey Gulick gave significant leadership and promotion to the playground and recreation movements of the early 1900s. With most of his time involved in the fields of physical education and hygiene, he liked to take ideas and thoughts, develop them further, put an organization together to bring the ideas to fruition, and then turn the leadership over to others while he moved on to another set of ideas.
