CDC Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools – Phased Mitigation

Webb City, Missouri, February, 22: On February 12, 2021, the CDC released a new document called, "Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools Phased Mitigation." You can find the document here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/operation-strategy.html#indicators   "As communities plan safe delivery of in-person instruction in K-12 schools, it is essential to decide when and under what conditions to help protect students, teachers, and staff [...]

By |2021-02-22T08:10:58-08:00February 22nd, 2021|Announcement|Comments Off on CDC Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools – Phased Mitigation
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Is it safe to offer recess when schools reopen?

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 [...]

By |2020-12-14T08:04:25-08:00June 19th, 2020|Featured Articles, Press Releases, Recess|0 Comments
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School Recess Revival

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 [...]

By |2024-04-17T10:56:45-07:00June 30th, 2019|Featured Articles, Recess|0 Comments
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Equity Matters in Education – Low income schools receive recess less often.

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 [...]

By |2020-12-11T13:50:01-08:00October 11th, 2018|Recess, Resources|0 Comments
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Play Nice Newsletter on Playground Discipline

Discipline on the Playground Guidance for Playgrounds Supervisors & Staff Discipline on the playground is a challenge at most school sites.   Most schools, however,  strictly enforce classroom rules and procedures in order to maintain a safe classroom environment for students. When students go to the playground for recess, the classroom rules are not adequate for [...]

By |2018-09-13T09:30:29-07:00September 13th, 2018|Announcement, Playground Supervision|0 Comments
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National PTA Resolution in Support of Recess

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 [...]

By |2020-12-09T15:43:52-08:00September 4th, 2018|Recess, Resources|0 Comments
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Recess is Important according to a variety of experts and professional organizations.

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 |2022-11-02T17:40:52-07:00August 8th, 2018|BLOG, Recess|0 Comments
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Do your students look dazed after recess? It could be the heat.

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 [...]

By |2018-08-06T11:00:14-07:00August 6th, 2018|Announcement|0 Comments
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Monthly Peaceful Playgrounds Tip : Play Nice!

Monthly Peaceful Playgrounds Tip: Play Nice! Redwood Institutes a Freeze Signal For this month we introduce the  Peaceful Playgrounds Tip on using a freeze bell.   Most students will benefit from a clear transition from recess to the classroom. Requiring students to freeze at the sound of the whistle has many benefits: Reduction in playground injuries. [...]

By |2018-12-06T11:55:28-08:00July 15th, 2018|Announcement, Recess|0 Comments
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Should principals fight for recess?

Zia Bossenmeyer, VP of marketing at Peaceful Playgrounds stands with Daniel Pink after Keynote who says principal's should fight for school recess. Daniel Pink says principals should fight for school recess " Fight for school recess, it is not a nicety but a necessity,"  was the message take-a-way contained within Daniel Pink's presentation [...]

By |2022-10-23T18:13:49-07:00July 10th, 2018|BLOG, Recess|0 Comments
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Before and after school playground transformation with Peaceful Playgrounds Kit

Your school playground can go from unattractive to beautiful with the PeacefulPlaygrounds Recess Kit. All it takes is some volunteers, some paint and PP Recess Kit. Lanier Elementary transformed their playground by adding 30 painted games and markings to both the kindergarten playground and the elementary playgrounds.

By |2018-05-31T11:03:15-07:00May 31st, 2018|BLOG|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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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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Concord Road School paves the way for kinder recess

By Jackie Lupo TIM LAMORTE/RIVERTOWNS ENTERPRISE December 11, 2015 Second-graders use the playground during recess on Dec. 7. ARDSLEY — Recess can be fun for some elementary school students, but stressful for newcomers or those who lack strong social skills. Hoping to promote a culture of kindness on the playground, Concord Road Elementary School [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:09:54-07:00January 7th, 2016|News and Media, Newsletter|0 Comments
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Recess isn’t just play time for children it’s time well spent

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 [...]

By |2024-04-17T11:04:26-07:00September 23rd, 2014|Featured Articles, Recess|0 Comments
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