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Keeping Kids Cool at School As most of the nation heads back to school facing triple-digit heat, schools face the challenges associated with outdoor recess and overheated classrooms. Principals and physical educators will face daily decisions regarding children’s heat health on the playground. In this article, we will review some information regarding different playground challenges [...]
Keeping Kids Cool At School When is it too hot for recess? By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor When is it too hot for recess? As most of the nation head back to school facing triple-digit heat principals will begin to ask themselves, "When is it too [...]
September 7, 20232:57 PM ET Sequoia Carrillo & Beth Wallis https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1198269007/1198301913# This week, sweltering heat has forced districts around the country – up and down the East coast and across the Midwest – to close schools early or switch to virtual learning. Even more schools canceled outdoor activities and after-school sports. The term "heat [...]
"Misters": A Cool Answer to Hot Playgrounds By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor A Cool Answer for Hot Playgrounds As temperatures continue to climb this summer and smoke from fires spread across various parts of the U.S., schools across the U.S. are beginning to explore long-term [...]
How Schools Can Protect Students From Wildfire Smoke By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor Part of the Inclement Weather Series Spreading from CA to Across the U.S. California schools have dealt with the issue of wildfire smoke for a number of years. However, now wildfire smoke [...]
School Recess: When Is It Too Cold To Go Out To Recess? Part of the Inclement Weather Series By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor Indoor or Outdoor Recess? When the weather outside is frightful outdoor recess on the playground may not be delightful. Just ask any [...]
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As the school year begins, it is important to remember that some children may be mildly dehydrated after playing outside. Children do not have the same cooling system as adults so they can overheat pretty easily on a hot day on the blacktop. To make matters worse, most children are so busy playing their [...]
Featured Articles by Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor Grants 10 Tips for Getting Your School Grant Funded I first became aware of grant writing as a teacher more than 25 years ago. My first school grant was for $300 for additional teaching [...]
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