C.A.R.E.S Rules C.A.R.E.S Rules During RecessDuring Recess

By: Miss Schoen

Council Rock School District

CooperationCooperation

Take turns with the Take turns with the

equipment and equipment and

discover new ways discover new ways to to

share.share.

Example: Each person Example: Each person gets a chance to jump gets a chance to jump rope 25 times.rope 25 times.

CooperationCooperation

Play fair and talk Play fair and talk

problems out in a problems out in a

calm way.calm way.

Example: Listen to Example: Listen to each person’s ideas each person’s ideas and combine them.and combine them.

CooperationCooperation

Have fun together Have fun together

and be a good and be a good sport:sport:

Say:Say: “ “ Congratulations”Congratulations” ““Nice try”Nice try” ““Good effort”Good effort”

Shake handsShake hands

Acceptance of OthersAcceptance of Others

Include others in Include others in

your games.your games.

RespectRespect

Speak to others in Speak to others in

respectful and kind respectful and kind

way.way.

No: inappropriate No: inappropriate

language, put-downs, language, put-downs,

and teasingand teasing

RespectRespect

Take care of Take care of school school

property.property.

Example: Do not write Example: Do not write on equipment.on equipment.

Eagerness to LearnEagerness to Learn

Listen to theListen to thedirections that directions that

school school staff give you, so staff give you, so you know what to you know what to do.do.

Example: Stop playing and line up when the whistle is sounded.

Eagerness to LearnEagerness to Learn

Be willing to try Be willing to try new new

games!games!

Staying SafeStaying Safe

Walk quietly in the Walk quietly in the

hallways.hallways.

Staying SafeStaying Safe

Use playground Use playground

equipment safely!equipment safely!

Example: if Example: if

someone is waiting for someone is waiting for the the

swings, slowly count to swings, slowly count to 60 60

and then move off, don’t and then move off, don’t

stand behind the swing, stand behind the swing, oror

swing in one directionswing in one direction

Staying SafeStaying Safe

Use playground Use playground

equipment safely!equipment safely!

Example: Do not Example: Do not climb up the slide or climb up the slide or hanging on the hanging on the basketball rimbasketball rim

Staying SafeStaying Safe

Wear outdoor Wear outdoor clothing that is clothing that is seasonally seasonally appropriate and appropriate and safe. safe. 

Example: Avoid Example: Avoid wearing flip-flops wearing flip-flops when you plan on when you plan on runningrunning

Staying SafeStaying Safe

Playing on the Playing on the snow snow

piles is not piles is not allowed!allowed!

Staying SafeStaying Safe

Stay within the Stay within the play play

area.area.

And…And…

Have Fun!!!Have Fun!!!