The many benefits of recess.
By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer
1) Recess serves as a necessary break from the rigors of concentrated, academic challenges in the classroom. It also offers cognitive, social, emotional, and physical benefits that may not be fully appreciated when a decision is made to diminish it. Pediatrics, Dec. 31, 2012.
Cognitive Benefits
2) Several studies demonstrate that recess, whether performed indoors or outdoors, made children more attentive and more prod…
1) Recess serves as a necessary break from the rigors of concentrated, academic challenges in the classroom. It also offers cognitive, social, emotional, and physical benefits that may not be fully appreciated when a decision is made to diminish it. Pediatrics, Dec. 31, 2012.
Cognitive Benefits
2) Several studies demonstrate that recess, whether performed indoors or outdoors, made children more attentive and more prod…
School recess holds a special
place in the heart of the American public school student, according to
the editorial in today's Concord Monitor.
Life Lessons Learned on the Playground However, beyond the love of recess there are also many life lessons that are learned on the playground. Parents are beginning to understand how important recess is to a child’s development. The American Academy of Pediatrics said in a policy statement l…
Life Lessons Learned on the Playground However, beyond the love of recess there are also many life lessons that are learned on the playground. Parents are beginning to understand how important recess is to a child’s development. The American Academy of Pediatrics said in a policy statement l…
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