Recess Monitor Playbook | Playground Supervision, Safety & Staff Training Tool
Recess duty shouldn't depend on every adult figuring it out as they go.
The Recess Monitor Playbook™ gives recess monitors, aides, paraprofessionals, teachers, substitute staff, and administrators a practical system for creating safer, calmer, more positive playground experiences.
Instead of simply providing another list of playground rules, this resource teaches staff how to supervise proactively, recognize problems early, redirect students positively, encourage inclusion, respond to conflict, communicate concerns, and know when an issue should be handed off.
At the center of the Playbook is the original WATCH Framework™:
W — Walk & Scan
A — Anticipate Problems
T — Teach & Redirect
C — Connect & Include
H — Handle & Hand Off
The Playbook combines staff training with ready-to-use tools, including playground scanning strategies, hot-spot mapping, readiness checklists, first-aid preparedness reminders, conflict-response guidance, teacher communication forms, daily monitoring checklists, reflection sheets, positive student recognition, emergency quick references, and an administrator recess-supervision setup resource.
USE IT YOUR WAY
The premium edition provides both editable desktop functionality and print-ready pages, making it useful for:
• Staff onboarding
• Recess-monitor training
• Professional development
• Staff binders
• Playground clipboards
• Substitute folders
• PBIS/school-climate initiatives
• Administrator recess planning
• Daily recess supervision
Designed for the adults who make recess work: recess monitors, paraprofessionals, aides, substitute staff, classroom teachers, principals, assistant principals, and school climate teams.
PLEASE NOTE: This resource is intended as an organizational and educational support tool. Always follow your school's established emergency, medical, behavioral, student-support, and district procedures.
Helping teachers work smarter, one resource at a time.
— Katisha | Press The Ishu Publishing
