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Does your child participate in an extracurricular activity, such as a sport, hobby group, library program, scouts, or youth group? These may provide an opportunity to be with other kids who have similar interests, sparking conversations which may carry over to school.
Have you tried setting up a playdate with one or two classmates? This may provide an opportunity to get to know children a bit more, again with the hope that common interests may create a foundation which provides opportunities to socialize or join in a game at recess.
While fewer schools may now have their playground supervisors engage the children in large group games at recess, you may wish to check whether there is interest in this at your child's school. Some examples of large group playground games are:
- Mother, may I?" (also called "Captain, may I?").
- Simon Says
- Red light! Green light!
- Jumprope games
At schools with swingsets, monkey bars, or other climbing structures, these have often been great areas to perch and enjoy a group conversation at recess.
