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Gregory and Chapman stated, "For the brain to work at it's optimal best it must be in an environment which is considered non-threatening or free."
Go to http://www.brainrules.net/ and watch video clips: Rule 1: Exercise and Rule 7: Sleep
After viewing the clips, post responses to the following:
1) I wonder...
2) I predict...
3) Does any of this information remind you about a personal or classroom experience?
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 207 of 207I wonder why there is even a question about this. Excercise, a good night of sleep, a good nap during the day can do wonders. We are forgeting that a restful night makes us feel better the next day. My own experience in the classroom show me how energetic the students come back after just 15 minutes of a good runing around. It makes a big difference, they are more focus in the task at hand after that little moment of supervised freedom.
I wonder if our school districts emphasize the incorporation or tolerance of movement in the classrooms. I predict our students would perform better in life and on the standardized tests.
My computer lab is noisy and there is a great deal of activity happening in different areas because students are working on different projects. As long as they are collaborating, I am happy. But I can hear the difference when they start to act silly and go off task--they are reminded of their goals and promptly redirected. My goal is to promote life-long learning through movement, of course proper sleep, and most importantly an environment that encourages self discovery,
I wonder why PE isn't required everyday and how why some schools only have PE one or two weeks in a 9 week cycle?
I predict that PE will soon be a thing of the past, especially with budget cuts.
I am going to try to get my students to move around the class more!
With regard to Rule #1 – Exercise, I wonder if I incorporate more music and movement into my daily routine, would my students be able to retain more of the information taught in class. I predict that they would, based on information in the video clip. The video about Rule #7 – Sleep, confirms that I’m doing the right thing by allow my kindergarten students to take a nap during the afternoon. Others have suggested that naps are not needed towards the end of the school year because the children are getting older and not in need of a daily nap. However, the film clip shows that even adults can benefit from a 26 minute afternoon nap.
Regina Gardner
Ed White Elementary
I wonder how it would be for all students be able to take a 15 minute nap in the middle of the day to recharge energy, and rest the brain to continue learning and working effectively. I predict they would do much better, specially after lunch when they get usually sleepy. I remember some of my best students not doing well in class or on a test because they looked tired and sleepy, so they couldn't concentrate on anything.
I wonder if a nap makes your more productive why we don´t let students rest or have a nap? in that way, they may be more productive.
I predict if students have recess it will impact in their performance afer lunch when they feel tired or sleepy.
The Video 1, Movement reminds me to incorporate excercise during my lessons because it improves cognition and increase creation.
I wonder why so many principals have taken away recess from their every day routine. I predict that with so much studies being conducted with connection to the brain development and exercise that if students were allowed that additional time for play, movement and exercise test scores would be much higher that they are now. I am still very lucky that my principal is “old school” and still believes in recess and exercise to help move the students learning. Also what I do is every morning I have my students stretch as well as after lunch and after enrichment to help their brain to refocus.
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