THE  FREEDOM  OF  PLAY

To give students the opportunity to have free play or recess is such an important part of their school day.  It lets them interact socially with their peers, it gives them freedom to choose what they want to do for a certain period of time,  and it gives them the opportunity to release some energy so that when they go back to work they can be relaxed.  So try not to make taking recess away from your students as a means of punishment because it really is a healthy part of their day.