Classroom Fitness Breaks to Help Kids Focus: Fun-and-Easy Exercises for the Classroom That Boost Concentration and Get Kids Ready to Learn

This collection of more than 50 super-fun exercises and games motivates students to get in shape while also helping them focus their attention and develop self-control. The activities are designed to fit into key parts of the daily schedule—class meetings, independent seatwork, walking in the halls, and recess. Teachers can select shorter exercises (1–5 minutes) for quick concentration-boosters during seatwork and transitions or longer recess games (15–20 minutes) to boost students’ heart rates and increase their brain’s capacity to learn. Includes fun extensions for reinforcing content-area learning, such as “Arm-to-Arm Estimation” and “Punctuation Martial Arts,” plus a big, full-color teaching poster. For use with Grades 1-5.