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Edutopia: Longer Recess, Stronger Child Development ArticleEdutopia: Longer Recess, Stronger Child Development Article
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Edutopia
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Pre-K - 1st
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Physical Education
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990L
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Edutopia: Longer Recess, Stronger Child Development

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With an hour-long recess, elementary schools can help children develop through increased creative play, authentic SEL, and adequate physical regulation. This article explains the benefit of active play.

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social skills

Additional Tags

3.1.3 negotiate and integrate the ideas of others in the elaboration of inventive social play., active play, creative play, social-emotional development, social and emotional health

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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