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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op it's called indoor recess and there's really no other option when it's pouring outside. There was a petition a few years ago to make MCPS aware of the need for outdoor time even on cold days, which I happily signed, but the truth is that my son's school is very good about getting the kids out whenever it is reasonable to do so (they don't keep them inside simply be case the temperature drops below freezing for example.) Indoor recess at my son's school usually means the kids get coloring pages or have the option to play board games etc.[/quote]

Similar experience here.  School responded very positively to parent complaints (and I think we referenced the petition) about more time outdoors So kids came in only if wind chill was below freezing and heat index above 95 and rain.  Unfortunately, the gym was already in use so they can't have a good run inside.  In the upper grades, it seems less of an issue.  DD says one classroom has silent activities (reading, drawing) and another has board games (age appropriate).  While this worked in the upper grades, I remember the frustration that my son didn't get a chance to run around more during those lower grade.  I remember volunteering and that created real fascination.  Sometimes I'd play board games; draw with them; lead a mad libs and all the stuff you might do on long car rides.  We donated games as we grew out of them.  And I must have bought Trouble 3 times when it was on sale :)  Good luck.  It can be quite hard if the school isn't creative or cooperative or staffed.[/quote]

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