Is it safe to offer recess During a Pandemic? Webb City, Missouri., June 19, 2020 Principals across the nation are faced with an added pressure for fall school reopening. How to offer a safe recess in the middle of a pandemic? A 6’ Distancing Playground, the brainchild of award-winning educator and playground designer, Dr. Melinda [...]
School Recess Revival By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor Mandating School Recess Revival In recent years, an effort to pass laws mandating school recess for elementary school-age students has picked up steam largely as a result of parent advocates who believe school recess plays an [...]
Equity Matters: Recess Equity matters in public education. When you do some searching you’ll find that there is a disparity between wealthy and low-income public schools who receive recess. According to the Center for Public Education, the more low-income a school the less recess they are likely to have. This statistic is both sad and [...]
Alternatives to withholding recess for discipline issues By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor Discipline Alternatives to Withholding Recess I received this question from a parent, regarding her child's school, withholding recess for discipline reasons. "My child’s school has started using Peaceful Playgrounds and the children have [...]
Washington PTA: 11.27 Recess Advocacy – RECESS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Resolution passed 2018 Whereas, children’s physical fitness and children’s engagement in physical activity are associated with greater academic achievement and cognitive functioning, and increased physical activity during the school day does not adversely affect student academic achievement; and Whereas, elementary school children who have more [...]
School Recess -Recess Advocacy Whereas, Children’s physical fitness and children’s engagement in physical activity are associated with greater academic achievement and cognitive functioning; andWhereas, Elementary school children who have more recess time have been found to have better classroom behavior; and Whereas, Recess is important for children’s socialization, school adjustment, and overall social development; and [...]
Why kids need recess Why we need recess “Why kids need more recess, ” announced a second grader. The CDC, the National Association for Sport and Physical Education, and the American Academy of Pediatrics agree with him! When Catherine Ramstetter, who researches health promotion in schools, started studying recess nearly a decade ago. [...]
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 [...]
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
Recess is Time Well Spent By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor Recess is Time Well Spent School recess holds a special place in the heart of the American public school student, according to the editorial in today's Concord Monitor. To a child "recess is time well [...]
Recess Makes Kids Smarter By Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D., The Recess Doctor We Now Know Why Recess Makes Kids Smarter Kids love recess. But until recently, we didn't know why recess makes kids smarter. According to a second grader, Allison Rincand, her favorite activity at school, “Recess because [...]
The playground stencil packages come with roll-out stencils which make application a breeze. No measuring! Just roll-out the full-size playground stencils, chalk, and paint. Brightly colored markings enhance motor skill development and provide activities for an outdoor motor learning lab or recess games. The playground stencil package results in a brightly colored playground with lots [...]
By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor Given the value of recess in a student’s physical and social development, and the need for periodic breaks from classroom instruction, using recess as punishment is inappropriate. Listed below are some alternatives to withholding recess. ZERO-COST ALTERNATIVES 1. Sit by friends 2. Watch a video 3. Read [...]
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