With a push towards academic rigor, many middle schools cut out recess for kids starting in the 6th grade. But is it a good idea?

Life for kids is harder today than ever before, and I offer up proof: According to a variety of news reports, ... Recess for Kids and Adults. Tom Purcell | Jul 23, 2013 ...

More and more researchers, educators, and parents are realizing that not only is playground time good for kids – it is crucial. Here’s why it just may be the fourth “R” in school, and what ...

Ask a group of kids about their favorite part of the school day and many will talk about something that happened at recess. Maybe they finally made it across the monkey bars. Maybe somebody kicked ...

Glance at the band Recess and there's an immediate disconnect between how its members look and how they sound. They look like five, average middle school kids. But they sound like a big, loud ...

LiiNK is built on two main tenets: provide kids lots of unstructured recess time—four 15-minute breaks daily in addition to lunch and P.E.—and include a character development component in the ...

Kids don’t have to be lonely at recess anymore thanks to this little boy and his ‘buddy bench’ April 4, 2016 Principal Matthew Miller and Christian Bucks pose with a buddy bench.

Too little recess, too many movies: NYC parents fume as screen time replaces outdoor play. ... Kids who get less outdoor recess tend to be those in poor urban areas, studies have shown.

I was a little shocked and a whole lot mad. It was literally in the upper 20s." The freezing point does seem to be a line in the mercury for many schools, a fact that drives Erin Stone McLaughlin ...

Glance at the band Recess and there's an immediate disconnect between how its members look and how they sound. They look like five, average middle school kids. But they sound like a big, loud ...

With a mic in hand and video camera rolling nearby, Julian Shapiro-Barnum's priceless interviews with kids for his hit web series “Recess Therapy” demonstrates the incredible wisdom, keen ...

More and more researchers, educators, and parents are realizing that not only is playground time good for kids-it is crucial. Here's why it just may be the fourth "R" in school, and what you can ...