Mar 01, 2017 2017-03-01
Professional Growth
Evidence-Based Strategies for School Recess
What’s the best time for students to have recess? before lunch, or after? What happens if it rains? If students are misbehaving, is it a good idea to punish them by making them sit out recess? These are just a few of the issues in new guidelines designed to help schools have good recess. The recommendations come from SHAPE (Society of Health and Physical Educators) America and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new guidelines, in two documents, offer educators a list of 19 evidence-based strategies and a template to show them what a good recess policy looks like.
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