Getting recess right: A researcher shares best practices.

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Title: Getting recess right: A researcher shares best practices.
Authors: Heubeck, Elizabeth
Source: Education Week. Dec2025, Vol. 45 Issue 5, p12-17. 6p. 4 Color Photographs.
Subject Terms: *Student well-being, *School recess breaks, *Play-based learning, *Educational equalization, *School rules & regulations, Physical activity
Abstract: The article focuses on the critical role of well-structured recess in enhancing student learning, social-emotional development, and overall well-being. Topics include best practices for designing and scheduling recess to maximize engagement and learning, the ways recess supports the development of lifelong social and emotional skills through play and interaction, and challenges surrounding access to recess including how disciplinary practices can disproportionately impact marginalized students.
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Abstract:The article focuses on the critical role of well-structured recess in enhancing student learning, social-emotional development, and overall well-being. Topics include best practices for designing and scheduling recess to maximize engagement and learning, the ways recess supports the development of lifelong social and emotional skills through play and interaction, and challenges surrounding access to recess including how disciplinary practices can disproportionately impact marginalized students.
ISSN:02774232