Playful Resources

Today's post is inspired by Albert Einstein, who said:

Play is the highest form of research.

I found this amazing freebie over at Growing A Jeweled Rose; click on the image to go there and download it. Don't you just love how 
to play keeps showing up? 
It prompted me to share five playful resources
that crossed my path last week.
  

First off - this fun If You're A Kid clip:

I got to listen in as Mrs. Quigley tried it with her first graders and

 they were having a blast!

Second, this amazing blog post from  A Turn To Learn has dozens more of these energizers and brain breaks.

Third, here's one I found on Reagan Tunstall's Pinterest Board from You Tube for your dinosaur unit; it's Koo Koo Kanga Roo 

and they've got lots more like it if you like it!

Fourth, click {here} to try some yoga poses.

Finally, Let's Play is a community partnership led by the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group to get families across America active and moving. The website has links to articles, project ideas, and a grant that could help fix up your local playground. Here's to the inner child in all of us; 

don't forget to let him or her enJOY some playtime!