Day: November 6, 2024

Keeping little ones engaged throughout the school day can be a challenge, but one thing I’ve found that has saved my sanity is integrating movement into our daily routine. Movement helps students burn off energy, refocus, and stay engaged with what they’re learning. Here are my top 5 ways to incorporate more movement into your classroom: 1. Incorporate Simple Exercises Between Lessons A quick burst of movement between lessons can do wonders for resetting student focus. Seriously, almost every 10-15 minutes we are up and moving, exercising or dancing our wiggles out, before continuing our work! 2. Use Movement-Based Games to Teach Concepts Turn your lessons into movement-based games! Whether it’s hopping from one letter to another in a literacy lesson or jumping to the correct number during a math activity, physical involvement in the learning process helps students retain information better. Plus, they love it! (It does get a…