yard duty

Playground watch shift

Yard duty is the supervision of students during recess or lunch periods, typically performed by teachers or staff on a rotating schedule.

The term is primarily used in school contexts: Mrs. Chen has yard duty on Tuesdays.

The person assigned may be called the yard duty or be said to be on yard duty.

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safety vest · recess · lunch break · monitoring · students · line up · conflict resolution · breaktime · school bell · mediation · incident report · safeguarding · oversight · guidance · intervention · out of bounds · recreation · whistle

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Opposites
type of educational activity

yard dutyclassroom instruction

Teaching in school setting

teaching · classroom teaching · lecturing · tutoring · grading

structured vs unstructured time

yard dutyclass time

Scheduled instruction period

Family

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