5 reasons to make sure recess doesn't get short shrift when school resumes in person

[BigmanPigman]

3. I know from my teaching K-6 for 15 + years

that a break is essential! If you have ADD kids, have them run around the school a few times...my principal even acknowledged that this works. We took breaks between recess and lunch and dismissal and their learning improved.

When ever I was at a teacher meeting or in a class for professional development it was the adults who were squirming around, talking, not paying attention, getting up and leaving and coming back in when ever they felt like it, etc. Basically they do all the things they tell their students NOT to do. Everyone needs breaks, especially the younger students. It benefits their overall learning.