 Physical education isn’t just about kickball and team sports. It’s a crucial part of a well-rounded education for K-12 children, laying the foundation for both physical and mental well-being. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) points out that Physical Education improves grades and standardized test scores. It enhances academic learning, contrary to [...]
By Caralee Adams, Instructor Magazine Each day in the classroom kids are being told: "Be quiet. Sit still. Be quiet. Sit still," says Nelly Torres, a parent of a first and a fourth grader in the Chicago Public Schools. "That's because they need their recess." Torres, 42, still lives in the same neighborhood she grew [...]
  Kids Learn to Play Nice! Family Circle Magazine From the Editor - 04/01/1998 "We used to run around like crazy at lunchtime," admits my son, Matthew, who is a fourth grader at Roberge School in River Vale, New Jersey. "Now we have neat stuff to do." That neat stuff consists of colorfully planned [...]
Add Colorful Painted Playground Games to Increase Game Participation Summer 2002 School adds colorful playground game markings. By Greg Bennett Today's Playground Magazine There is much more to a school playground than the local play structure. Colorful painted games can add basketball courts, and playground games. There are open areas to play on [...]
PTO Today Magazine April 2003 Playground Bullying and Conflicts Decrease Recess is meant to be a break from the classroom, a time for making friends and make-believe. But in reality, recess often involves intense competition, playground bullying, and conflicts that carry over into the classroom. As enrollments have risen at elementary schools across the country, [...]
Why School RECESS Really Matters Parenting School Years Magazine November 2010 We've all heard of "the three R's": reading, writing, and arithmetic. The latest issue of Parenting School Years magazine is making a case for a fourth: School RECESS! No, your kid didn't put anyone up to it. More and more educators and their higher-ups [...]
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