Fidgeting through a meeting that you’ve lost interest in? Maybe it’s because the topic doesn’t seem relevant to you. Maybe it’s because you can’t stop running through your to-do list in your head. Maybe it’s because you simply can’t sit still for that long.
We’ve all been there! Working in an elementary school, I know my students reach that point, too!
I follow an amazing music teacher’s blog (http://kristinlukow.blogspot.com/) and stumbled across this brain break idea. What kid (or adult) doesn’t need to get up and move every once in awhile??!
I teach music, a subject that typically has my students up and moving for a good portion of the time. Not every class or subject has that luxury. Instead, the original post Ms. Lukow linked to (http://blog.gonoodle.com/2015/02/10-ways-to-gonoodle-for-beginners/) suggests having kids take mini brain breaks to help get them refocused for the day!
So how does it work? You simply create a free account at http://www.gonoodle.com - you can sign up as a parent/kid or as a teacher - and play away! They have a wide range of activities that get kids dancing, stretching, and wiggling away! I was excited to see all of the mega mixes for indoor recess! Bring on the rain and the freezing temperatures!
What other ideas do you have to get kids up and moving and keep them focused in the classroom??
What a neat idea to blow of some of that energy kids seem to have these days. I wonder if it would work to wake up college students? They seem to have the opposite problem. :)
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