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Playground Rules

**Before school playground supervision starts 15 minutes prior to the start of school.**

General Expectations

Safe, Kind, Responsible	Unsafe, Unkind, Irresponsible
Before school, drop backpack by classroom and go to your grade's playground.	Playing by classroom door, the kitchen courtyard or out by the bus circle
Use Kelso's choice if you have a problem with a friend	Hitting, kicking, or using unkind language when there's a problem
Letting a grownup know when you need to use the bathroom or to see the nurse	Going out of sight of the grownups when they don't know where you are
Dirt, sand, and rocks stay on the ground	Throwing dirt, sand, pine cones and rocks
Dig in the ground with sticks	Throw sticks or hit friends with sticks
Stay where the teachers can see you	Wander around the buildings
All are welcome!	Gang up against others
Stay on the playground side of the yellow line	Playing by the classroom doors, courtyard by kitchen, or behind containers or gym

Swings

Safe, Kind, Responsible	Unsafe, Unkind, Irresponsible
Sit on your bottom or lie on your stomach	Stand on swing or swing side to side
One person only	Two or more people
Give a safe space around the swings	Run under the swings
Let others have a turn	Refuse to share the swing

Slide

Safe, Kind, Responsible	Unsafe, Unkind, Irresponsible
Travel down the slide feet first	Climb up the slide
One person at a time	Two or more people
Slide all the way down	Stop in the middle or bottom of slide

Grass Field

Safe, Kind, Responsible	Unsafe, Unkind, Irresponsible
Walking around games	Walking through games
Staying on the grass	Climbing the concrete wall or fence
Kicking balls into the goals	Climbing on or pulling the goals over
Play on field when open for your grade and during school hours	Play on field before school or when it's closed to your grade
Closed before school

Turf Field

Safe, Kind, Responsible	Unsafe, Unkind, Irresponsible
Using the field for one sport at a time, following standard rules of play.	Climbing on goals, pulling on netting
Returning balls at the end of recess.	Kicking balls farther away when bell rings
Keeping shoes on at all times.	Roughhousing: wrestling, pulling down, pushing, pulling off shoes, etc.
Using the "unlined" part of the turf field for free play and staying off the lined area	Laying on field where students are playing a sport
Noticing where others are at all times to avoid collisions	Going on the field and interrupting the game

Games

Safe, Kind, Responsible	Unsafe, Unkind, Irresponsible
EVERYONE can play	Exclude friends or other people
Play fair and by the rules	Make up new rules or change the rules
Use Kelso's Choice to solve differences	Argue, yell, fight when there is a problem
Letting others join the game	Telling some they can't play
Passing the ball	Hogging the ball
Congratulating good plays or the winning side	Getting mad because you didn't win or your teammate didn't get the point
Using safe hands during games like tag, flyers up or soccer	Hitting too hard, pulling on jackets, or pushing people down
Playing tag in open spaces like the blacktop or fields	Running in the walkways by the classroom doors

Play Equipment

Safe, Kind, Responsible	Unsafe, Unkind, Irresponsible
One person on the monkey bars at a time	Two or more people on the monkey bars
Hands off friends when they are on the equipment	Pushing, shoving, pulling, tagging friends on the equipment
Walking on the wood chips	Playing tag around the swings and slides and running on the wood chips
Climbing up and down the equipment	Standing, jumping off the top of the equipment
Hanging from hands on monkey bars	Standing or sitting on monkey bars or hanging by knees