Graders were doing math at the level they should be. In 2019, before the pandemic, it was 69 out

of 100. That's just one example from the report. Our proficiency dropped, so we need to pick it up. One way to pick it up is to have more learning time. One way to do this is to remove recess and use that time to learn.

of 100. It's also taking longer for kids to catch up in reading." It means that student performance has dropped in Language Arts as well as math. If kids can't read, they can't do the work. If they can't do the work, they aren't learning as well as they should. (Citation needed)

income families, kids with disabilities, and kids who are learning English. These kids already had problems in school before the pandemic, and now it's even worse." (Citation needed)

difference between test scores before and after Covid got bigger by 36 percent in reading and 18 percent in math. " (citation needed)

maintain a healthy weight and combat the risk of Type 2 diabetes, a common condition

prevalent in North American children. "

Studies have proven that the social skills acquired through unstructured play help children

become better students academically".

and learning how to get along with others.

This is telling us that the study helps us grow some areas that are important for emotions in our brain, and it's telling us that the study can help with our emotions.

them smarter! In a study in 1973, scientists divided 90 preschool kids into three groups.

Play can help us take our stress away, and it can also help us learn better because, since we dont have anything to stress about, we can learn more.

Children are participating in moderately vigorous physical activity".

(Chriskirsch. mediuem.com,2018)

Physical education is important becuase it gets kids moving, but in a structured way. There are rules. So recess should mimic PE classes to ensure that all kids are moving.

environment for the children...if children are healthy and happy, they learn better".

This is saying that students feel safer when they are being supervised and monitored by adults. If they feel safe, they are more likely to participate, and their moods will improve. This will help them in class because they are in a better mood, and if someone is in a good mood, they are more likely to learn better.

children. According to KevinMD, “free play promotes intellectual and cognitive growth,

emotional intelligence, and benefits social interactions.” This suggests that unstructured recess is good for the children. According to KevinMD it says that free play can promote intellectaul. And it can also make you

then working out the consequences like a child banging their drums in many different ways

to make music.