The playground at the Ballantyne Bowl has slides, climbing ropes and lots of other playground equipment. But on a recent Saturday afternoon, 9-year-old Christian Glynn and his 4-year-old brother ...

Allen Elementary School students play during recess. The school is one of three in Wichita that’s experimenting with a new approach to recess that eases up on rules and lets kids play more freely.

Tennessee lawmakers recently passed a law to provide more recess time for K-5 students. (Photo: Getty Images) As a former Metro Nashville Public School teacher, I know firsthand what it is like when ...

Everyone could play on that.” Said his mother: “All kids should be able to play at recess. They shouldn’t have to sit on the sidelines, watching kids play around them.” We couldn’t agree more. Most of ...

Synchronicity has brought one of the nation’s great playground designers to Chattanooga at a time when Rachel Bush, Kathryn Truman and Morgan Garner commented on the vital importance of recess to a ...

BEND, Ore., (KTVZ) – Ask elementary school kids what they love about school, and you’ll likely hear a number of them enthusiastically shout, “Recess!” But even with a much-welcomed break from the ...

This week, sweltering heat has forced districts around the country – up and down the East coast and across the Midwest – to close schools early or switch to virtual learning. Even more schools ...

Local educators and school children agree; recess is an important part of the day. Although some may be concerned the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act leave little time for jump rope and ...

Starting Monday, a sixth North Pinellas elementary school will offer recess, which was dropped in the '70s when the school day was shortened. Recess, that treasured break in the school day phased out ...

A growing body of research shows that climbing high, running fast and conquering fears can improve children's physical and mental health and help them get along with peers. WICHITA, Kansas — The scene ...