Allow students to choose from a bank of practiced
Brain Break exercises when appropriate.
Not exact matches
The science is incontrovertible:
exercise is just as good for your
brain as it is for the rest of your body, and just like your heart and your lungs, your
brain will work better if you regularly
break a sweat.
All carbohydrates are eventually
broken down by the body into glucose, which is: — A universal fuel for most organs and tissues in our bodies — The only fuel source for our
brain, red blood cells and a growing foetus, and — The main source of energy for our muscles during strenuous
exercise
Remind them that when they get hung up on a problem while doing their homework or independent study, they might try going for a run or taking an
exercise break, and then return to the problem with their
brain recharged.
In Corby's classroom, at R.E. Simpson School, students do cooperative
exercises, and sometimes throw mini beach balls around, during one - minute «
brain breaks» that are a chance for them to get their wiggles out.
Brain Breaks are intentional breaks during instruction in which students complete physical, mental or breathing exer
Breaks are intentional
breaks during instruction in which students complete physical, mental or breathing exer
breaks during instruction in which students complete physical, mental or breathing
exercises.
Says Wotherspoon, «We're in and out within five minutes — we get a
brain break, an
exercise hit, and it takes only a little time away from our desks.»
If you have an extra hour, ask your body whether it needs rest,
exercise, a healthy snack or meditation to give your
brain a
break.