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movement seats

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walk and talk

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brain breaks

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cross-lateral movement is especially helpful in healthy development

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boys need more movement

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movement benefits both boys and girls

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learning is anchored when paired with movement

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Pictures / Videos that Represent this Strategy

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ELA.L.7.5b

Common core State Standards

ELA:
English Language Arts

L:
Language

7:
7th Grade

5b:
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary, biblical, and mythological allusions) in context.
b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words.
c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).

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Thought starters

1. Why is setting a time limit essential to this activity?

2. How can this activity be used as both a pre-teaching and review activity?

3. What are the learning benefits of allowing students to be mobile?

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Wilmette Junior High School
620 Locust Road
Wilmette IL 60091

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English Language Arts / 7 / Teacher

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Jody McCauley uses address labels to spice up the practice of thinking through analogies. Each student has a worksheet with one part of the analogy that they must match up with a word on another classmates back. Ms. McCauley advises using this activity for pre-teaching or review.

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How is this strategy defined? Why is it important?

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Post ideas you've used in the classroom, found in the book, seen online, etc.

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Chapter 2: Maximizing the Brain-Body Connection: Moving Through the Curriculum

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Chapter 2: Maximizing the Brain-Body Connection: Moving Through the Curriculum