Middle School Recess Revew

Benefits of Recess

100

This is one simple physical benefit students get from recess after lunch.  

Answer: What is physical activity or exercise?

200

 Recess helps students release this so they can focus in class.  

 What is energy or pent-up energy?)

300

• Teachers noticed an improvement in this classroom ability after longer recess at elementary levels.

What is attention span or ability to focus?

400

 Recess can reduce these actions that interrupt learning, often leading to fewer teacher disruptions.  

What are behavioral issues

500

•  Over a full school year, even a short daily recess adds up to a significant amount of this. 

 What is time or cumulative minute

SEL

100

 SEL stands for this three-word phrase

 What is social-emotional learning?

200

According to the article, SEL should be embedded into every lesson, not taught as this.  

 What is a separate class?

300

SEL includes skills like understanding personal feelings and this ability to feel what others feel.  

What is empathy?

400

The district hired Ryan Sherman with the title Director of this.  

Wellness

500

 Name one classroom subject mentioned where SEL can be integrated.  

What is Algebra or Shakespeare?

Recess Details

100

 Seventh- and eighth-graders now have this many minutes of recess after lunch each day.  

What is 10 minutes?

200

 Elementary recess was extended from 15 to this many minutes.  

What is 25 minutes

300

 The article described recess time as often being this type of activities (not strictly scheduled).

What is unstructured activities or unstructured time?

400

The 10-minute break gives students time to socialize and do this type of activity for health.  

What is physical activity

500

Research showed students with recess could hold their attention for longer and were less this in class.  

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