indicating better cooperation than those who swung out of sync, or not at all. On the button-push task, for instance, the pairs who had been swinging together showed a greater tendency to strategically raise their hands before they pushed the button so as to signal their intent to the other...
The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) encourages all elementary schools to incorporate recess into their school day. Recess during the school day provides students the opportunity to take a break from their class work, engage in play with their peers, and participate in unstructured activities. On Augus...
Laura Vanderkam, a time management expert and parent, also reiterates that even a six- to seven-hour school day is packed with activities that are interstitial to learning, including the commute to school, assemblies, roll call, recess, meals, and time between class periods. If kids are conti...
This goal-setting worksheet helps students start with their strengths and think through what goal they want to work on. Coach students to be specific when thinking about what they want to get better at. How can they improve at science within the next unit? Or what does it look like to i...
So you got to hold the door while all the other kids were going in from recess. Yeah. I remember that I was definitely I was probably a teacher’s pet and so I often got to hold the door, and I remember this woman woman, she was also in grade one, so this girl came up and ...
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I had been able to dress myself for recess (课间休息), but today I would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher at Princess Elizabeth School near Hamilton, Ontario, had been through first snow days, many times in her long career, but I think struggled still remember this...
our classes are a shared responsibility. It can be hard to figure out what students can learn to do without our constant guidance, but they can take on some of the tasks that do not require trained professional attention. For example, during recess, students can rotate through the job as ...
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For those entering or returning to elementary school, help take the pressure off back-to-school season with these educator-approved tips to prepare for the first day of school. When it comes to the topics of making friends and spending the day away from home, there are plenty of memor...