Unfortunately, breaks for children to play in the school begin to decrease since the last three decades. Well, consider these five advantages.
1. Better behavior
Punishing children not to break time at school could be counterproductive. The children's behavior in the classroom will be better when they have chances to shed their energies on school grounds during the day.
Children who acquire more than a 15-minute break have better academic grades.
2. Playing for groups
Tinkering teaches children to play well. Playing, either freely or under the supervision of adults, can help preschoolers learn awareness of the feelings of others. Playing also teaches children to regulate their emotions, a skill useful when they grow up.
You can try it without any consequences. Playing also allows you to master social rules.
3. Moving
Climbing trees, hide and seek, even circling, makes children move more than playing games or watching TV. Children over two years are recommended to do fun activities approximately for one hour per day.
Active children grow into active adults, thus reducing the risk of heart disease and the specter of other relaxed lifestyles.
4. Support learning
The more the children do activities, the better their academic performances tend to. It shows being in a class without stopping ain't the best way to improve their lesson scores.
Children learn to count when playing hopscotch. They learn numbers when playing stickball. Believe me, they know which teams are leading. They chat in the school yard and get active.
5. Fun
Playing is a natural thing in childhood. Nonmammals even do it. Not only that, the break also gives the same freedom to children as it's been accepted by adults. Adults need to rest. Children also need to be well, right?
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