Recess in the Snow

Posted by Kim Brugger on February 10, 2020 | 15 comments

I grew up in Michigan. Being a hardy Michigander, I used to slog to elementary school wearing every piece of cold-weather clothing possible: snow pants, coat, boots, scarf, hat, and mittens. And when I taught kindergarten in Michigan, my students did the same. Each day for recess, I would help them wrestle into their clothing…

Gross-Motor Skills

Recess Without Rules

Posted by Kim Brugger on February 13, 2015 | 5 comments

I remember recess during my elementary years fondly. There was plenty of equipment to play on, and there were a few diehard rules. Don’t walk up the slide. Don’t get off the teeter-totters when someone else is on the other end. Stay out of the school forest. Many schools have tougher rules today—rules that restrict…