The scene at Wichita’s Allen Elementary School is pretty typical for a school playground at recess — lots of running, jumping, climbing and screaming. But there’s something different that you might ...

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 ...

A mom who wished to be left anonymous recently went to her daughter’s Maryland elementary school to ask why the children aren’t allowed to play tag, or even close their eyes, at recess. “We’d recently ...

Most grade school students are likely to claim recess as their favorite period of the day; however, in many cases recess still can be sedentary with students not engaging in enough physical activity.

NEWARK -- Sports4Kids, which operates in about 170 schools in eight cities across the U.S., and which now hopes to expand into Newark and several other urban New Jersey districts, uses recess play to ...

CHICAGO — At first glance, it looks like your standard recess: Elementary school students, bundled up in warm jackets, hats and mittens, laugh and play outside on a crisp, cloudy fall day in the Windy ...

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — A newly-renovated playground at a Valley City elementary school is almost ready for recess. Brand new blue mulch was recently poured at Jefferson Elementary, with new turf coming ...

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.