Document Type
Graduate Project
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 1984
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
Committee Chair
Robert Carlton
Second Committee Member
Byron L. DeShaw
Third Committee Member
Joe Schomer
Abstract
The Rainy Day Project was designed to meet the needs of approximately 758 students, 35 certified teachers including specialists, and 10 classified staff members during days designated by administrative personnel as closed outdoor playground days. It was created as a result of inclement weather conditions in the Grays Harbor County region of Washington State. The primary purpose for the creation of this project was to give students an alternative to sitting in classroom modules or standing under eaves of the school building. The alternative activity was the showing of video tapes during two different lunch recesses. The alternative aided in curtailing discipline problems for supervising personnel brought about because of the conditions facing the student population. Another purpose for this project was to obtain a better understanding of the procedure used during a curriculum change within an elementary school setting. The results indicate an overwhelming support for this project to be continued during the 1984-85 school year.
Recommended Citation
Andrews, Helen A., "A Rainy Day Project for Noon Recesses" (1984). All Graduate Projects. 244.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/graduate_projects/244