FEATURED ARTICLES BY DR. MELINDA BOSSENMEYER

A series of articles on children’s health topics such as physical activity, bullying, school playgrounds, school recess, nutrition, PE, childhood obesity, and play.

Recess Duty: Are you qualified?

By Justin Cahill The Benefits of Unstructured Recess FROM THE KEEPING KIDS IN MOTION BLOG I am a HUGE advocate for unstructured recess. I firmly believe a 30-minute recess should be a mandatory part of every child’s day.  Addition to a supplemental fifteen-minute brain break either earlier or later in the school day. As a [...]

By |2022-10-23T18:34:58-07:00June 20th, 2018|BLOG, Recess|0 Comments
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SHAPE America and Peaceful Playgrounds Materials for Recess Advocacy

Take advantage of these two toolkits for promoting, organizing  and advocating for recess in schools. SHAPE America has some great materials for promoting recess in schools. http://ow.ly/y1U730jZI9U Check out our Right to Recess Toolkit for additional materials to Advocate for Recess in Schools. http://ow.ly/eTLm30jZIjx

By |2018-05-31T11:20:28-07:00May 17th, 2018|Announcement, Recess|0 Comments
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PLAYGROUND SUPERVISOR TRAINING Reduces Injuries and Liability

Online Playground Supervisor Training Even one injury can have a devastating financial effect on a district. Playground Supervisor Training can reduce injuries and legal liability. Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, course author is an expert witness in school injury cases and a retired principal. "The same issues were coming up in multiple cases. This course allows you [...]

By |2020-12-11T08:09:50-08:00May 15th, 2018|Playground Supervision|0 Comments
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Peaceful Playgrounds Welcomes East Street Student Back to School

East Street School Returns to NEW Painted Playground Markings East Street staff and students are returning to school this year and they will be welcomed with a new, colorful, fun painted playground markings. The school is implementing the Peaceful Playgrounds Program. It is based on the concept that several well-marked, colorfully designed  markings  will [...]

By |2022-11-09T21:42:34-08:00April 14th, 2018|News and Media, Newspapers Articles, Recess|0 Comments
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10 Books about the Playground and Recess

Books for teaching socials skills about recess and the playground. 1) Billy Bully by Ana Galan and Alvaro Galan. In this funny counting book, Billy Bully learns what it means to be a good friend.  "When Billy Bully comes to play he always takes the fun away."  As Billy is rotten on the playground he [...]

By |2022-11-05T20:56:15-07:00October 6th, 2017|Featured Articles|0 Comments
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Playground Stencils: Beyond Busy, Happy, and Good

Playground Stencils : "Beyond Busy, Happy & Good" By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor Playground Stencils An ever constant mantra in teaching is “what is the learning objective?” Outdoor learning environment I remember an experience where I was observing a 3rd-grade classroom. Students were digging in [...]

By |2024-04-17T10:48:59-07:00October 5th, 2017|Featured Articles, playground|0 Comments
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Physical Activity: What is it? Why is it so important?

  Why physical activity is important?   You may be wondering why physical activity is important and what is it? Physical activity is any bodily exercise that enhances or maintains fitness and overall health or wellness.  We think of it as burning energy or calories. For health benefits, physical activity should be moderate or vigorous [...]

By |2022-10-18T18:47:32-07:00September 8th, 2017|Featured Articles, Physical Activity|0 Comments
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Physical Activity Articles (Kids)

What does moderate to vigorous physical activity mean for kids?  Philly.com  by Rachel DeHaven, Physical Activity Specialist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Simply put, moderate and vigorous are terms to explain how hard your body is working when doing that particular activity. Exercise physiologists measure activity in metabolic equivalents or METS. One MET is defined as [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:09:53-07:00August 10th, 2016|Physical Activity, Resources|0 Comments
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Recess Articles

Articles on Improving Recess Improving Recess The 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 82.8 percent of elementary schools provided a daily recess for all grades indoors, while fewer than two-thirds of middle schools and only 26.5 percent of high [...]

By |2022-11-16T21:22:01-08:00August 10th, 2016|Recess, Resources|0 Comments
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Play Articles

Listing of play articles most current articles on the top. How Play Fits Into Social and Emotional Learning.  All of Chicago Public Schools are seeing big gains by allowing students to play.  By Jill Vialet Playworks Founder   The Critical Place of Play in Education.  U.S. Play Coalition Document. This document is on Play in [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:09:53-07:00August 10th, 2016|Play, Resources|0 Comments
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Safer Playgrounds: Assessing Layout, Supervision, and Staff Training

The Second Step E newsletter contained a great article on "Safer Playgrounds: Assessing Layout, Supervision, and Staff Training." The article covers tips and research on the physical environment on playgrounds and  playground supervision. For additional information go to the Committee for Children website.  

By |2021-06-16T21:09:53-07:00August 10th, 2016|playground, Resources|0 Comments
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Peaceful Playgrounds’: Designed for Learning

By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor A playground designed for learning An ever constant mantra in teaching is "what is the learning objective?"  Is your playground a place designed for learning?  When I was a principal, I remember an experience while observing a classroom of 3rd graders.  Students were digging in a sand bucket [...]

By |2024-04-17T10:27:16-07:00March 16th, 2016|Featured Articles, playground|0 Comments
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Assessing Physical Activity

Assessing physical activity provides the opportunity to measure  general health and well being. Download the variety of tools for assessing physical activity on this page. Physical Activity assessments are numerous and needed to indicate the effectiveness of interventions or programs.  The list below was originally compiled for Physical Education for Progress Grants.  Select from the [...]

By |2022-11-25T14:57:02-08:00April 24th, 2015|Membership, Physical Activity|0 Comments
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