Structured Play

Structured play (or structured recess) is play that has a purpose. Children should have structured play because it is beneficial for their educational growth. It helps with paying attention in class. Structured recess also helps battle bullying and helps keep children safe. It cuts back on harassment on the schoolyard and keeps the kids from being too rowdy at recess stopping all injuries linked to free play. It also helps combat child obesity because with structured play, children are forced to participate in games and exercise activities.

Structured play is helpful when it comes to paying attention in school. Children who participate in structured play have a tendency to have an easier time transitioning back into school-work mode. A student’s brain has
Having structured play can cut down on bullying significantly. Students have reported that they feel much safer during recess when it is structured. {line 11 text 3} This is because the bullies don't have the freedom to just go around picking on students they don't like. Recess and lunch is usually the time for this. It was found that having structure created less exclusionary behavior bias towards the weaker students. If a conflict did arise, 40% of teachers have resolved the issues by using the game rock, paper, scissors. {text 3 line 45}

Structured play encourages the end to child obesity. When recess does not have any arranged activities, those more prone to laziness will just sit on the side rather than go outside with all their friends. If recess was mandatory and had fun, physical activities, child obesity would come to a stop. Kids would be up and running instead of sitting on the side just eating chips. Policy makers and organizations tried to find more opportunities to address child obesity problems. Their solution was to make recess activities mandatory and force children to participate in order to combat child obesity. {text 1 line