Kit and Robin chat about recess at Maplewood, what Playworks is and how it helps to make recess at Maplewood even better.
Contents
00:55 What do you see at recess?
02:05 What is a “great” recess?
02:50 How recess going last year? Why playworks?
04:25 Recess schedule at Maplewood
05:25 Mixing grade levels for recess
07:10 Do kids have enough recess?
08:25 Recess before lunch
09:10 What is playworks?
11:00 Junior coaches program
12:00 Difference between last year and this
12:25 Cost of playworks
13:35 How has recess culture changed?
15:05 What could be even better?
15:30 Reaction from teachers
17:00 “Team Recess”
19:00 Indoor Recess
22:00 Structured vs unstructured play
23:10 Inclusiveness as key concept for Playworks
24:00 How is Playworks influencing classroom culture?
25:00 Kit’s favorite recess game
25:25 Most popular game at Maplewood
26:00 Issues with kickball
27:25 Kit’s favorite games as kid
28:00 Materials needed for recess
28:55 How can parents support recess culture?
31:15 Friday parent hangout
32:00 Get kids enough physical activity?
33:00 Recess and socializing
35:15 Best part about recess / Kit’s 4th grade recess experience
38:20 Kit’s message to students
Further reading:
- Playworks at Maplewood https://www.pps.net/domain/7712
- https://www.playworks.org
- CDC "Recess" https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/recess.htm