· Many health organizations have suggested that recess before lunch will help students have better concentration after returning to class.
· Children run out to recess ready for a break from classroom time and are more active, than they were when recess followed lunch.
· Children have better appetites when they enter the lunchroom, and consume their lunch with less plate waste.  They are less hungry when they return to class.
· Studies have shown that students are ready for learning, after settling down at the lunch table.
· Classroom behaviors improved, and instructional class time increased.
· Children are less likely to develop stomach cramps or become ill from eating lunch and then running around during recess.
· Coming back to class directly after lunch instead of directly after recess makes students focus better and they are easier to control.

Testimonials from Tavelli teachers:
· “ I do not have as many playground disputes to work out as I use to.  The kids are working  them out during lunch time.  I am ready to start teaching much sooner.”
                                                                                                                                                             Mr. Camp 6th grade teacher

· “I teach 1st grade computer lab after lunch and the kids are ready for class.  They are more focused than they were last year.”
                                                                                                                                                            Ms Harvey media tech para

If you would like to look up more information on recess before lunch please check out this web-sites:
http://www.opi.state.mt.us/schoolfood/recessBL.html