Kindergarten & 1st Grade | Interactive PowerPoint

Help your Kindergarten and 1st grade students understand safe, respectful, and responsible play at recess with this engaging, age-appropriate PowerPoint lesson.

This resource was created to support students who may be engaging in overly physical or unsafe play and need a clear, visual review of recess expectations.

What’s Included:

✔ Recess expectations aligned to:

• Be Safe
• Be Respectful
• Be Responsible
  

✔ Clear, kid-friendly explanations of:

• Keeping hands and feet to self
• Using playground equipment safely
• Taking turns and including others
• Using kind and friendly language
• Using Ro-Sham-Bo to solve problems
• Lining up immediately when the whistle or bell rings
  

5 interactive “YES or NO” recess scenarios where students decide:

• Is this appropriate play?
• Is this safe and kind?
  

✔ Opportunities for:

• Whole-group discussion
• Thumbs up / thumbs down
• Turn-and-talk
• Acting out safe vs. unsafe play
  

Best Used For:

• Beginning of year recess lessons
• Mid-year behavior refresh
• PBIS expectations review
• Social-emotional learning (SEL)
• Supporting students who struggle with physical boundaries