Play is an important part of development, and many researchers argue that this makes recess—a break ... we’ve pulled these pictures from our archives of kids playing, laughing, and goofing ...

KENTWOOD, Mich. (WOOD) — Summer in West Michigan means Maranda is again hosting Park Party Recess. Endeavor Elementary School in Kentwood played host Thursday to the first Park Party Recess of the ...

I'm not taking pictures and I don't even have my phone ... Stopped to watch the kids playing at recess. So much joy. Teacher told me I, on public sidewalk on other side of fence, no phone or ...

"Many schools don’t have a ‘free play’ recess but rather they ... sometimes anxiety-filled time of day for children in a series of stunning and nostalgic images. Along the way, Mollison ...

“As schools reopen, recess must be included in the schoolwide planning.” Along with helping children heal from trauma, play and recess assist in their complete growth. “Children’s ...

Youngsters at Lakewood Elementary are oblivious to the larger lessons at play here — they're just enjoying recess. But in the large grassy yard on their northeast Houston campus, these children ...

It's a sad testament, one teacher says, to how some schools and neighborhoods have de-emphasized play and recess, just as kids ramp up screen time on tablets and smartphones.

A father at a “progressive” elementary school in Manhattan’s District 1 learned that 8-, 9- and 10-year old children there are recess-punished for late homework while classmates play outdoors.

Twin Falls School District elementary schoolers get 30 minutes of recess ... among younger children at Morningside, said 9-year-old Quintin Vest. “They just run around and play tag.

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 ...

Nearly 40 percent of U.S. schools have either canceled recess, or are considering ... It’s bad enough that so many kids are sedentary at home, playing video games or watching TV, but compound ...