Recess is that magical time when the kids are let loose for unorganized and unstructured play and socializing. Unfortunately, there’s a school of thought that believes that ‘unorganized’ and ‘unstructured’ are negative words, they have no role to play in an organized learning environment.
However, the verdict’s already out there – there are enough expert opinions on the criticality of ‘free play’ – there’s much more to recess than kicking ball and playing red rover. This infographic lists 25 reasons as a reminder of the huge value of recess in healthy childhood development.
Infographic Source: 25 Ways That Recess Helps Children be Happy, Healthy, and Successful! by AAA State of Play