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05/05/2010
Recess coaches put "play" back into the playground.
It's recess at Bennett-Kew Elementary School in Inglewood, California, and children parade single file onto the playground. At the sound of a whistle, they run to different corners of the blacktop and form orderly groups to play four-square, kickball, handball, and basketball. Others twirl hula hoops or jump rope in double-dutch. There's even a friendly soccer game at the far end of the schoolyard. (Read the full article)
