Resources
Regulation 602-1 - Elementary Instructional Day
Schools shall provide no less than 30 minutes of unstructured recreational time each day and this time shall be included in the calculation of total instructional time. Ten of these minutes can be conducted in the classroom informally, as the school determines during the course of the day.
Unstructured recreational time is defined as time allocated for students to develop teamwork, social skills, and improve overall physical fitness. These activities may include, but are not limited to:
- Playground activities
- Walking (indoor/outdoor)
- Dance time
- Choice of sports/fitness activities with available space and equipment
- Gross motor exploratory activities
- Time to talk or socialize in small groups
- "GoNoodle.com"
- "Open - Active Classrooms"
Additional Recess Resources
Action for Healthy Kids website
SHAPE America Recess Template (Word)
CDC Strategies for Recess in Schools (PDF)
Activities and resources for supplemental and alternative health and physical education and supporting physical activity and learning; structured recess, indoor recess, integrating movement into core academic subjects, and active learning in the classroom:
- Olympian-themed Brain Boosters (Action for Healthy Kids)
- Fit and Fun Playscapes (Playground blacktop stencils and educational games)
- Outdoor Games (Wired)
- Open (Online Physical Education Network)
- Tools for Active Classrooms, Tools for an Active Home/Active Family, and more! Free sign up required.
- Playworks.org offers advocacy and strategies for supervising adults at recess to, "build a culture of play that enables kids to feel a sense of belonging and have the opportunity to contribute on the playground, in the classroom, and in the community." Click the link for the game library.
- Peaceful Playgrounds has a webpage dedicated to active learning! Quick and free downloads.
...and too many more to list here! Please contact the Health and Physical Education program in the Student Learning Department for more ideas.