Sentence examples for recess doing from inspiring English sources

That sunny afternoon when we were 9 years old, Davy and I were milling around with some other kids during recess, doing nothing much on a concrete stoop near the playground.

At many schools the children could decide for themselves whether they wanted to stay inside during recess doing sedentary activities, particularly in the winter and autumn season (Table  1).

(Girl, school 12) While girls preferred to stay indoors during recess doing sedentary activities when the weather was cold or rainy this was not the case for all boys, with some preferring to be in the playground regardless of weather conditions.

"Recess" does have a meaningful if tentative ending.

As I wrote on Tuesday, Dynegy's recess does not reset the record date.

Streets closed for school recess do the same thing, as does the occasional oil truck blocking traffic -- at those times, in those places, New York is a different city.

The State Legislature, which is now in recess, does not reconvene until after January, so the sales tax question will not be settled before the county budget vote.

Between October recess (don't ask, I have no idea why they get time off barely a month after classes start), Thanksgiving, winter holiday, spring break and summer break, the first one out of my nest has come fluttering back home nearly every month of the year since she has been away.

Increasingly, though, school officials are recognizing that taking away recess does more harm than good for a child's physical, emotional and behavioral health.

Two questions were asked: "During recess, do others tease or bother your daughter (son) / this child?", and "Does your daughter (son) / this child experience being left out from being together with peers?" Each question had five response options (1-5): never, seldom, sometimes, about every week, and about every day.

If you are in school and have recess, don't go jumping around on that foot.