Recess: Its Role in Education and Development

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Play in the School Context? The Perspectives of Finnish Teachers. (2011, background): “For the purpose of this study, the definition of play is a broad one, covering a wide category of social games, pretending games, games involving playing with objects, and indoor and outdoor play (Pellegrini, 2005; Wood & Attfield, 2005).”
Children's pastimes and play in sixteen nations: is free-play declining? (2009, background): “Recess also benefits classroom learning and children’s health and behavior, improving both fitness and test scores (Bishop and Curtis 2001; Jarrett 2003; Pellegrini 2005; Pellegrini and Holmes 2006).”
The Role of Recess in Children's Cognitive Performance and School Adjustment (2005, background): “With the trends in both the US (Pellegrini, 2005) and in the UK (Blatchford, 1998; Blatchford & Sumpner, 1998) for limiting recess time, we may be losing one of the few times during the day when children have the opportunity to interact with peers and develop social skills.”