Why Recess（课间休息） is So Important for Children

    Recess used to be a daily thing﹣if you drove past your local school after lunch，you'd see hundreds of children running， playing and just being children． （1）　　． Recent research have found that recess is important for more than just keeping children healthy and fighting children fatness﹣it also helps improve cognitive（认知） skills． （2）　　．

    1．Social Benefit（利益）

    Children start learning social skills as soon as they start communicating with their parents． Once they reach the school age， their communications turn into with other children．（3）　　．These skills will carry them through childhood and into their adult lives．

    2．（4）　　

    Besides the social benefits， recess also has some cognitive benefits that are just staring to be developed． Science has shown that recess helps children to get information better， learn new things faster and improve creativity． Recesses from the school day are good for both the body and mind， and they help keep children more active in their studies and get the information they're taught in class．

    3．Physical Benefits．

    （5）　　．At present，about 18.5 percent of children in the United States are considered fat．Much of this problem can be caused without recess．Kids might spend their time on computer games at least 30 minutes a day， recess can help them run， jump play and just be kids． Now it's summer time， get them to spend some time in the swimming pool to get their weekly exercise．

A． Cognitive Benefits B． Behavioral Benefits C． Here are 3 ways that recess benefits children D． But now the push toward good test grades has changed that E． Childhood fatness is a growing problem in the world． F．Recess helps to build and improve social skills in a way that can never be taught in the classroom