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ESES Recreation Project

Playground Survey

Please circle:

What class are you in? S1 S2 S3 S4 S5

In which year are you? 7 8 9 10 11 12

Are you a boy/girl? boy girl

This survey will ask you questions about how you spend your time at lunch and recess

now, and how you would like to. It will also how you feel about school.

How do you spend your time in your breaks (recess and lunch) at school now? Choose

the activities you do most often, and number them with ‘1’ being the activity done the

most.

In C2

Talking to friends

Eating/drinking

In library

On computer

Playing DS or PSP or iPod, etc.

Playing games

Playing sports

Walking around

Talking to teachers

Talking to mainstream students

Playing handball

On detention

Reading

Listen to music

Playing on phone

Other ____________________

What would you like to do in your breaks (recess and lunch) at school?

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You may choose more than one option.

Sport

What sports would you like to play at recess and lunch?

Basketball

Handball

Cricket

Soccer

Frisbee

Netball

Volleyball

Football

Totem tennis

Skipping

Hoops

Elastics

Tai chi

Softball/Teeball

Skate board

Scooter

Boxing

Ten Pin bowling

Yoga

European handball

Vortex

Other ____________________

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What would you like to do in your breaks (recess and lunch) at school?

You may choose more than one option.

Music

What musical activities would you like to do at recess and lunch?

Karaoke

Choir

Learn an instrument with a student teacher e.g. instrument __________________

Listening to own MP3/iPod/phone etc.

Dance group

Disco

Listen to radio over loud speakers

Make music play lists on the computer

Read music magazines

Other ____________________

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What would you like to do in your breaks (recess and lunch) at school?

You may choose more than one option.

Games

What games would you like to play at recess and lunch?

Uno

Monopoly

Carom Board

Hungry Hippos

Chess/ Checkers

Backgammon

Card Games

Pictionary

Jenga

Ker Plunk

Test Match

Junior Trivial Pursuit

Snakes and Ladders

Lego

Scrabble

Yahtzee

Marble Run

Connect Four

Guess Who

Cluedo

Mouse Trap

Sorry

Mastermind

Twister

Bingo

Jigsaw Puzzles

Other ____________________

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What would you like to do in your breaks (recess and lunch) at school?

You may choose more than one option.

Books and Magazines

What books and magazines would you like to read at recess and lunch?

Top Gear Dolly

Wheels Woman’s Day

Woman’s Weekly New Idea

Grazia Shop Til You Drop

Madison OK!

Take 5 Cleo

Cosmopolitan Girl Power

Crikey Disney

Helix Mania

DMAG Empire

TV Soap Total Film

MAD Who

Rolling Stone Comic Books

Australian Mountain Bike

Mens Fitness

Womens Fitness

Inside Sport

Rugby League Week

Tracks

Surfing Life

Game Informer

PlayStation Official

Nintendo Official

Street Machine

Australasian Dirt Bike

Australian Muscle Car

Just Cars

Book series ____________________

Other ___________________________

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What would you like to do in your breaks (recess and lunch) at school?

You may choose more than one option.

Cooking

What cooking activities would you like to do at recess and lunch?

Lunch club (cooking and then eating a meal)

Special lunch days like pizza days etc

Other ____________________

Art and Craft

What craft activities would you like to do at recess and lunch?

Work on school art work

Work on own artwork

Chalk drawings

Playdough

Beading

Scrapbooking

Making cards

Using Etcha Sketch

Using Magna Doodle

Using online art programs

Taking photos

Learn to knit

Make films

Other ____________________

Grooming

What grooming activities would you like to do at recess and lunch?

Hair styling

Makeup

Nails

Fashion (learn about)

Other ____________________

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What would you like to do in your breaks (recess and lunch) at school?

You may choose more than one option.

Technology

What technology would you like to use at recess and lunch?

Play computer games e.g.______________________________________

Go on internet

Watch movies

Watch TV

Play Xbox Kinect

Play PlayStation

Play Wii

Email

Message or chat rooms

Social networking like Facebook, Twitter etc.

Make own internet page

Watch YouTube

Read game magazines/books

Using my phone

Other ____________________

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How do you feel about your breaks at school?

I like to play alone:

Agree Indifferent Disagree

I like to play with one friend:

Agree Indifferent Disagree

I like to play with a group:

Agree Indifferent Disagree

I like to play with anyone in the school:

Agree Indifferent Disagree

At lunchtime, I feel...

Happy

Excited

Stressed/anxious

Sad

Lonely

Unsafe

Other ______________

Lunchtime is:

The best part of my day

The worst part of my day

Not important

Unsure

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Visual: Games

Backgammon

Ker plunk

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Visual: Books and Magazines

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