Recess Advocacy Team - July 2019 Newsletter

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View this email in your browser Recess News Recess helps students reach their full potential To help us remember to play every day, and to spread our message of the importance of play, the Playful Pittsburgh Collaborative created this Play Poster, a free resource that is available in digital and print formats. Click the image to download or request a copy. Visit Our Website Recess Champions Playworks helps schools and youth programs create healthy play environments where every child can join in.  Playworks Pro teaches schools and youth organizations to use practical skills that tap into the transformative power of play to change lives. Stay tuned for more Playworks resources in future newsletters! Tips & Resources Get Up and Move: Design your own obstacle course in your space! Use items you have lying around! Get creative! Partner Spotlight Sharon Taverno Ross, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Health and Physical Activity, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on childhood obesity prevention and physical activity promotion in children and youth, primarily those of Latino origin. She is a member of the Recess Advocacy team because she recognizes the importance of play and physical activity for children’s mental, physical, and social well-being and wants to support any movements or efforts in this area.    Students participating in physical activity breaks doing a crab walk and plank. Share with a friend! Please forward this newsletter to a friend who you think would be interested and ask them to subscribe. Forward this email      Update your preferences       Unsubscribe from this list Copyright © 2019, Recess Advocacy Team, All rights reserved. Contact: recess@tryingtogether.org