Basketball was a large part of recess time for many boys, perhaps because it was one of the only organized games consisting of teams, scores, and relatively rigid rules.
Students reported engaging in PE lessons for approximately 75 minutes per week, and around 100 minutes of recess time per week.
"Clearly, if we don't fund it the kids are not getting any activity outside, except for minimum recess time and lunch time," said Marilyn Ezrin, co-president of the Clifford School Parent-Teacher Organization.
Pearson's correlation was used to test for total recess time as a possible confounder.
Winter months can mean less recess time for students.
Prior to our intervention, most of the students stayed in the classroom during recess time for indoor work.
Ren and Langhout (2010) take this approach by focusing on children defining problems for their elementary school recess time, as well as determining potential solutions.
The interaction between breeding strategy and ambient temperature was also significant on the level of day for recess frequency, but not for recess duration and total recess time (Table 1).
Provide suggestions for non-food rewards, like stickers, more recess time or a private lunch with the head of school.
Although disadvantaged children were more likely to be denied recess, the association between better behavior and recess time held up even after researchers controlled for a number of variables, including sex, ethnicity, public or private school and class size.
