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         <title>Keep our classes active!</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>We all know by now the importance of physical activity and all of its glories. Stating all the technical facts about how beneficial staying active can be for our bodies more specifically our brains may seem to be a little redundant. Although, I may have to throw in one fun fact for you. Don't worry I'll make sure it’s a good one. Let's start a conversation about keeping our students moving in class.<br> <br>Aside from watching a really good movie or binge watching the latest Netflix series, raise your hand if you can sit down for an hour without moving an inch and take in information about a subject that is not intriguing to you... <br>Well I know I can't see your hands up, but I have a feeling that only a handful of my readers are certain enough to agree. <br>If we think about adults working at a desk job for 8 hours a day, there’s a high chance that we imagine them going to grab the occasional coffee, chatting with a co-worker or getting up to go to the washroom. Who can blame them! Staying seated and doing work for more than 1 hour is exhausting. If adults, me included, have trouble being still for a long period of time, how can we possibly expect our students to be attentive and learn throughout an entire lesson without disruptions. <br><br></div><div>Well if these are our expectations we are setting ourselves and students up for failure. Involving Daily Physical Activity before and after lessons can help break up the work period while increasing blood flow to the brain, promoting mental clarity. Which is also a great strategy to instil good habits for children. But what if we take it one step further; involving movement during our lessons. Coming from a very active background learning through movement would have motivated and encouraged me to learn less intriguing subjects. Yes, this calls for teachers to be more interactive and creative while lesson planning but doing so can touch on more than the more dominant forms of multiple intelligence. Using movement in a simple class reading or to explain math problems can be fun for everyone. <br><br>So if you have fun and creative ways to get our elementary classrooms up and moving post below! <br>After all, Sharing is Caring.<br><br></div>]]></description>
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