Things I remember about the school playground:
1. Most girls in 1st and 2nd grade (possibly all) wore dresses every day; so, I am guessing there was a lot of "underwear showing" because we all loved to swing on the monkey bars.
2. We had three recess times every day - a morning break, after lunch, and afternoon break.
3. The play ground equipment: jump ropes, hula-hoops, & soft bouncy balls.
4. In first and second grade the boys chased the girls and tried to kiss them during recess - I kicked one of the boys who got too close to me. He told the teacher I kicked him. I told her that it was because he tried to kiss me. I got a (sort of) stern talking to.
5. Playing jump rope with the long ropes (we had to "run in" and we got to jump until we missed.) Everyone took turns at both jumping and swinging the rope.
6. 3rd - 6th grades we were more organized. We played Kick Ball, Four Square, and Tether Ball.
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1. The playground was where we played tag after lunch time. Usually the boys trying to tag the girls.
2. We had a huge swingset we would all see how high we could go and then jump off.
3. We always played jump rope - and sometimes double rope with the long ropes - so much fun!
4. Everyone would try to get on the monkey bars - we would do the bars and also the sides - usually several people on them at a time.
Posted by: Jody Hardaker | June 24, 2012 at 07:35 AM
1. The playgrounds were blacktop - no mulch or gravel like todays safety conscious play areas.
2. We would play on the swings, see saw (the bigger kids used to leave me up in the air - I didn't like that), hopscotch, or 4 square with the infamous red rubber ball.
3. We too had 3 recesses in grade school. If the weather was bad we had to have inside recess. It was ok when I was younger, but I didn't care for that as I got older.
4. In 4-6 grade we would hunt for bugs in the grass off the playground.
5. We also played with paper cooties (where you picked a number and opened to see what it says), whizzer tops to see who could last the longest. Little Kiddles were small enough to keep in your pocket.
Posted by: Julie Miller-Oconnor | June 24, 2012 at 09:57 AM
Childhood memories are just awesome and especially the playing moments are always in heart.
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