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Right to Recess
Objectives
Define Recess Elements of
Effective
Recess
Appropriate
Activities
Recess is a regularly scheduled period
within the school day for physical
activity and play that is monitored by
trained staff or volunteers.
In recent years, many schools have
either eliminated or greatly reduced
recess time for students, generally for
budget and safety reasons to
accommodate more classroom time.
Do you agree or disagree with these
changes?
Pair and Share
What Exactly is Recess?
Unstructured play time
Students choose
activity,level of
engagement
Scheduled, supervised
and daily
Teach children positive
skills for self-
responsibility during
recess
Adult intervention
when physical or
emotional safety is at
risk
Benefits of Recess
• Helps meet daily physical activity goal (up to 40%)
• Improves behavior and attentiveness
• Negotiation skills
• Sharing
The Top 7 Reasons Why Kids Need Recess
1. Everyone benefits from a break
2. Recess increases on-task time
3. Children need outside light
4. Unstructured physical play reduces
stress
5. Children need to learn to be social
6. Our children’s health is at risk
7. Physical activity feeds the brain
Secondary Recess• Anticipate a national recommendation
for secondary recess or physical
activity period
• Teacher or student led
• Opportunity to connect with peers and
teachers
• Advisory programs, mid-morning
breaks, lunch intramurals, PA clubs
• Take a break from academic rigors
Recess Checklist
• Use low cost equipment
– Frisbees, hula hoops, jump
ropes, beanbags, balls
• Trained supervisors
• Playground markings
• Activity Zones
• Combination of strategies yields the
highest PA
Increase Activity
No, No’s of Recess
• Recess should not replace PE
• Recess should not be viewed as a
reward but a necessary educational
support component for all children
• Students should not be denied
recess as a means of punishment
or to make up work
Withholding Recess
Doesn’t work
Same children tend to miss all
or part of recess daily
Threat of missing recess is
ineffective
Practice of withholding recess
may be more punishment for the
teacher
Alternatives to Withholding Recess
• Focus on the positive, not the negative
• Earn points for good behavior (fun Friday)
• Connect consequences to behavior
– Clean up mess
– Rude – apologize
• Make learning more engaging
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Alternatives to Withholding Recess
• Write a letter to parents/guardians explaining why
behavior is inappropriate or disruptive and stating what
student will try to do to change behavior
• Take away privilege of choice for class or individual
activity when choice is built into activity
• Do make up work during free choice time
• Have students sit away from the group to do class work
and have them “earn” their way back into the group
activities
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Alternatives to Withholding Recess
• Have student work with teacher to develop a plan for
behavior change tied to incremental privileges
• Create a behavior chart with students that identifies a
target behavior and agreed upon reinforcements and
rewards for chronic behavior issue
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Find someone who is wearing the
same color of shoes.
Discuss other options to modify
students’ behavior.
Pair and Share
10 Steps to Recess Success
1. Recess responsibilities and behavior for student
ownership
2. Recess schedule
3. Roles of the adults
4. Assigned supervisory areas
5. Safe play and potential safety issues for
understanding
6. How to handle and/or refer injuries
7. Age appropriate activities
8. Entry/dismissal recess procedures (i.e., by
bell ringing or whistle blowing)
9. Recess supervisor training on conflict resolution
10. Directives on restroom use and building re-entry
Free Play
• No pre-set rules
• Children invent and test communication, fairness,
negotiation, problem solving
• Relieves stress
• Must be supervised to insure safety
• Teach students how to free play
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Recess Rules
Establish Rules & Guidelines
• Recess rules are positive, simple and clear. Create 3-6
simple and positive rules; for example, instead of “Don’t
push,” tell students what they can do – e.g., “Use light
butterfly tags.”
• Consequences are responsive, respectful and
related. When rules are broken, recess staff discuss the
bad behavior with the student and encourage him/her to
think about what s/he did wrong and how to correct it.
• All students and staff are aware of and follow the same
rules. A poster of the recess rules is displayed where
everyone can see it at recess
Establish Rules & Guidelines
Create Your Rules
• Find 3 others who were born in the same season as you
(fall, winter, spring, summer)
• Create 6 positive playground rules
• Anticipate possible infractions to your rules and
appropriate consequences
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Managing Group Behavior
• Building Rapport. Whether it is through get-to-know-you
games, one-on-one conversations, secret handshakes, or
silly claps and cheers, rapport helps develop the mutual
respect needed to experience positive group behavior.
• Attention Getters and Signals. Playful attention
getters and other signals add fun to your program while
make it easier to see and hear instructions needed to
accomplish the next task.
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Managing Group Behavior
• Transitions, Openings, and Closings. Transitions can
make or break a day! Adding a check-in to the beginning
and end of the day can make all the difference, as can
adding a simple game, such as follow the leader, to move
from one space to another.
• Learning Style. Whether visual, auditory, or kinesthetic,
people learn best from a variety of learning styles. So
when leading a group, don't just tell them your
instructions, show them. Have them practice with their
movements. 25
Managing Group Behavior
• Rules and Consequences. If you have clear and simple
rules and consistent follow through on those rules, kids
know what to expect—which creates a safe environment
for everyone to succeed.
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Review
Recess
Rules…
Daily, Weekly
and then
Monthly!
Point-of-Decision Prompts
This week’s recess activities include:
• Individual Jump Rope
• Four-Ball Soccer
• Basketball 21
• Wall Ball
• Hopscotch
• Band-Aid Tag
• Four Square
Indoor Recess
Is your school and staff
prepared to be active
when the bad weather
strikes?
Do you have an indoor
recess plan in place?
Use Classroom PA Resources
• Simple PA Breaks
• Videos
• Stations
Recess resources
can be found here
Let’s Play!
http://www.playworks.org/playbook/games
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Evaluation
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