====== Developmentally Appropriate Learning ======

[[start|« Back to Boys and Recess Overview]]

**Extended sitting often clashes with typical boy development**
  * Dr. Lynne Kenney (April 2025): [[https://www.lynnekenney.com/post/movement-supports-brain-architecture|Movement Supports Brain Architecture]]

**Movement supports integrated cognitive and physical learning**
  * Frontiers in Psychology (June 2025): [[https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1555451/full|Impact of Physical Activity on Cognitive Performance]]

**Recess supports learning how to learn**
  * CDC (2025): [[https://www.cdc.gov/physical-activity/features/boost-brain-health.html|Physical Activity and Learning Potential]]

**Denying recess can widen behavior and achievement gaps**
  * Children & Nature Network (2025): [[https://www.childrenandnature.org/resources/research-digest-recess/|Recess Quality and Health Equity Gaps]]