Recess padlet by Angel Morales

Low test scores

amora321_1 — 2025-10-14 17:48:58 UTC

In the spring of 2023, only 56 out of every 100 fourth-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, and we need to bring it back up. One way to get them back up is more learning time. One way to do this is to remove recess and use that time for learning.

amora321_1 — 2025-10-20 15:59:46 UTC

In 2023, 65 out of 100 third-graders were reading at the level they should be. In 2019, it was 72 out

of 100. It's also taking longer for kids to catch up in reading. It means that student preformance 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.

poor kids suffer more

amora321_1 — 2025-10-20 16:07:37 UTC

"The problems are worse for kids from low-

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.

test scores

amora321_1 — 2025-10-20 16:10:17 UTC

Their report said that in 2023-24, the

difference between test scores before and after Covid got bigger by 36 percent in reading and 18 percent in math.

My thoughts

amora321_1 — 2025-10-20 16:50:49 UTC

In my opinion i think that kids during the pandemic wearn't studying because parents wouldn't check up on them. The result for them not checking up on them was that they were jaust playing video games and not paying attention and didn't learn anything.Then recess now just gives them less learning time while they just go outside insted of learning time.

Low income kids

amora321_1 — 2025-10-21 16:15:13 UTC

Almost four out of five students who finish eighth grade at a KIPP school go to college. In the United

States, less than one out of five low-income students go to college. This statement shows that even students that have low income still have the ability to go to collage. despite their income.

Creating games

amora321_1 — 2025-10-21 16:21:32 UTC

Unstructured play lets the child learn by randomly trying out a range of ideas and actions, and

then working out the consequences. This sentence shows that unstructured recess makes kids have more creativity. The reason why I say that is because when they are not assigned any games to play, they think of things to play or create games. recessguardians.org

Problem solving

amora321_1 — 2025-10-21 16:25:37 UTC

It strengthens the connections of the nerve cells in the

prefrontal cortex - the portion of the brain considered to be the commanding control centre

responsible for problem-solving, regulating emotions, and making plans. This makes kids learn how to solve problems on their own without an adult. Without an adult, they should learn how to resolve the problems because there isn't always going to be an adult nearby. recessguardians.org

Better manners

amora321_1 — 2025-10-21 16:47:21 UTC

A study in 1997 found that kids who went to preschools where they played a lot were better at getting along with others later in life than kids who went to preschools where they were always being told what to do. In 1997, kids who went to preschool where they had played a bunch during recess or free time had gotten better manners because they had more time to socialize and be kind. recessguardians.org

emotionaly down

amora321_1 — 2025-10-21 16:50:12 UTC

Studies show that play is also important for feeling good emotionally. It can help kids deal with worries and stress. In a study in 1984, scientists looked at how worried 3- and 4-year-old kids were on their first day of preschool. The studies show that playing is important for feeling good emotionally, as well as worrying about school being too complicated for them. recessguardians.org

Less recess?

amora321_1 — 2025-10-21 16:54:49 UTC

Today, kids might not be getting as much free play as they used to. A study in 2005 showed that kids had 25% less free time to play in 1997 than they did in 1981. This shows that kids are getting less recess as they used to.

Growing up wrong

amora321_1 — 2025-10-21 16:56:29 UTC

If kids don't get enough free play, they might grow up to be worried, sad, and not good at getting along with others. This sentence shows that if kids don't get time to play, they will most likely grow up worried or depressed.

More games

amora321_1 — 2025-10-21 16:58:43 UTC

He says that games have rules that are set up ahead of time. Free play doesn't have rules, so it lets kids be more creative. Free play makes more creativity. So in that results in causing them to imagine more games or other stuff they can play.

Orderly? Structured play

amora321_1 — 2025-10-22 16:30:47 UTC

Like physical education, [recess] will need to be planned and directed to ensure that all

Children are participating in moderately vigorous physical activity. When students participate in an activity, it can help give them more social skills. Structured recess since it makes everyone participate, it helps kids get exercise so they don't get obese

School environment

amora321_1 — 2025-10-22 16:47:24 UTC

It’s really about the school environment and how you create a healthy school

environment for the children...if children are healthy and happy, they learn better. It's important to create a healthy school environment because that can most likely cause less bullying, because of the school environment and being taught better not to bully.

Gaining courage

amora321_1 — 2025-10-22 17:11:10 UTC

Suggesting that unstructured recess is good for

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

emotional intelligence, and benefits social interactions.” This suggests that unstructured recess promotes emotional intelligence, as well as getting more social interactions. With more social interactions, they can get more friends and become less shy, and can possibly gain more courage for things.