German children like other school children look forward to recess. This was a period suruing the middle of the morning that the children got a break for outdoor play and the opportunity to let off a little steam. The British call it morning break. The German term is die "grosse Pause" (big break). It was usually about 20 to 30 minutes at about 10:30 am. . In America and Britain it was about a 15-20 minute break held about 11:00. It was a free play time. The children could play as they anted within a range of restrictioins such as stauing on school grounds anbd not doing anything dangerous. American and British children above a certain age would opt for sports of some kind. I am less sure about German children. There were definite gender differences. The boys opted for action sctivities, games or sports. The girls were more likely to sit around and chat. Even in mixed coed schools, the girls usually did not join the boys in ganes. The activities persued were to a degree determined by the facilities available. Many British and American schools had paved playgrounds, often with pkaygroind equioment for the younger children. I'm not sure how common that was at German schools. Some German sdchools were run on half-day schedules. I'm not sure how common that was in Germany. With half day schedules, the recess play session would be omitted.
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