Sentences with phrase «short brain break»

An example of a short brain break might be for students to stand up, find a partner, and take turns sharing something they have just learned.

Regular breaks throughout the school day — from short brain breaks in the classroom to the longer break of recess — are not simply downtime for students.

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Daytime sleep is, of course, good for infants and all — it helps their brains develop, among other things — but it's really essential for parents, as it gives us those (albeit way too short) refueling breaks we need so we can tackle the rest of the day's stinky diapers, screechy tantrums, and whiny demands.

«Taking shorter breaks more frequently can be more beneficial than just taking one long break once every year or two,» says Melanie Greenberg, PhD, a clinical psychologist in California and author of the upcoming book The Stress - Proof Brain.

The shorter carbon C8 is more easily broken down, making it ideal for brain fuel.

Or perhaps we're all broke and so turn to cutting down our cost - per - wear so we don't have to give up those sweet, short lived moments of retail therapy when our brains get hijacked by waves of designer endorphins?

«In our school day, we build in two full movement classes during the day along with short movement bursts, what we call brain boosts, to break up classes and get kids active rather than having them sit for hours and hours straight.»

Exercise breaks — whether short activities in the classroom or recess — help promote physical fitness, which in turn boosts brain health.

A brain break is a short period of time when we change up the dull routine of incoming information that arrives via predictable, tedious, well - worn roadways.

Kaleb, who earned A's in second grade at Mays, said teachers there let him take short «brain breaks,» to play basketball or help in the principal's office, when he got antsy.

Kid Power Ups are short, interactive videos that get kids dancing and moving — the ideal brain break to help kids re-focus and learn more.

Francisco Kjolseth The Salt Lake Tribune Taking a short «Brain Break,» 5h grade students at Ascent Academy in Farming

Francisco Kjolseth The Salt Lake Tribune Taking a short «Brain Break,» 5h grade students at Ascent Academy in Farmington dance and sing along to a video on the screen.

Brain breaks are generally one to three minutes long and can be done individually (e.g., deep breathing, stretching), with a partner (e.g., rock - paper - scissors), or as a whole class (e.g., chants / songs, short dance routine).

It is necessary to realize that one's brain can not work all the time solving study problems so there should be a short break after each hour of fruitful work.

Take short breaks every hour to give your brain an opportunity to recharge.