Movement
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Why Movement?
Why Movement?
Objective- Students will be able to identify various benefits of participating in physical activity. Specifically, students will be able to give at least one benefit physical activity has on the following four areas: Attention/Focus, Mood, Energy, and Memory.
Why does Movement matter?
Why does Movement matter?
Aerobic exercise was shown to be as effective as antidepressants? That women who exercise lower their chances of developing dementia by 50 percent? That a revolutionary fitness program helped put one U.S. school district of 19,000 kids first in the world in science? That, in fact, exercise sparks new brain-cell growth? The evidence is incontrovertible: aerobic exercise physically transforms our brains for peak performance.
Ratey, J. J., & Hagerman, E. (Collaborator). (2008). Spark: The revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain. Little, Brown and Co.
Research
Research
science of exercise.pdfResearch exercise 2.pdfEssential Questions
What is a physical activity?
What are the benefits of physical activity?
Why is physical activity important?
What does physical activity look like?
When should someone participate in physical activity to support learning?
Video Library
Video Library
Your Brain on exercise
The Brain Changing benefits of exercise
What Happens to your Body when you Start Exercising Regularly
Spark Info Video
Jack Hartman
How Exercise Makes you Smarter
How Playing Sports Benefits your Body
Virtual Library
Virtual Library
Tony Dungy's little brother, Linden, is a third grader who is having a bad day at school. Linden is the youngest of the Dungy family and the least motivated because he hasn't found "it." In a family where everyone seems to have found their special talent, all Linden knows is that he wants to make people happy.
Introducing an ingenious way to help kids get the 60 minutes of active play they need each day. Move! is a book that combines imaginative play with movement. Hold it up to your face like a big pair of jaws and ROAR and STOMP like a dinosaur. Hold it by the die-cut handles to swing in a hip-to-hip motion while ROWING like a canoe. Or hold on tight and SPIN like a flying saucer.
We all come in different shapes and sizes, and it doesn’t matter if you are tall, short, skinny, or round. Your body is your own, and you need to take care of it. Whether it’s a New Year’s resolution or simply time for a change, this book is the perfect catalyst to get readers moving.
Lizzy Rockwell explains how your bones and muscles, heart and lungs, nerves and brain all work together to keep you on the go. Kids walk and skate and tumble through these pages with such exuberance that even sprouting couch potatoes will want to get up and bounce around—and that’s the ultimate goal.
Can one child's good deed change the world? It can when she’s Ordinary Mary―an ordinary girl from an ordinary school, on her way to her ordinary house―who stumbles upon ordinary blueberries. When she decides to pick them for her neighbor, Mrs. Bishop, she starts a chain reaction that multiplies around the world.
A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain, from the best-selling author and renowned psychiatrist John J. Ratey, MD.
Animals move! Follow as they swing, float, and slide from page to page. Then, learn why they move the way they do, from the jumping spider to the roadrunner.
Resource List
Resource List
Brain Breaks packet.docxBrean Breaks
Brean Breaks
BrainBreakActivitySticks.pdfBrain Break Activity Sticks
Brain Break Activity Sticks
Focus5_cards.pages.pdfFocus 5
Focus 5
Other Sites
Other Sites
John T. Ratey
John T. Ratey
Best selling author, John J. Ratey, MD, is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an internationally recognized expert in Neuropsychiatry. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed articles, and 11 books published in 17 languages, including the groundbreaking ADD-ADHD “Driven to Distraction” series with Ned Hallowell, MD. With the publication of "Spark-The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain," Dr. Ratey has established himself as one of the world's foremost authorities on the brain-fitness connection.
Go Noodle
Go Noodle
The idea behind GoNoodle® is simple: be a force of joy, health, and self-discovery for kids and the adults who love them. We power the good energy of kids where they are today: online, IRL at schools and home, and in the metaverse and beyond grounding them in the joy of being silly, mindful, and curious.
Sworkit
Sworkit
We’re on a mission to make the world a significantly healthier place by creating a long-lasting, multi-generational impact. This means we’re striving to make fitness and nutrition simple, enjoyable, and flexible for individuals, their families, and future generations.
Movement Quotes
Movement Quotes
"All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking."
Friedrich Nietzsche
"An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day."
Henry David Thoreau
"If you are in a bad mood go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood go for another walk."
Hippocrates
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
"During my 18 years I to bat almost 10,000 times. I struct out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball."
Mickey Mantle
"If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it."
Ronnie Lott
"Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way."
Satchel Paige
"Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional and mental states."
Carol Welch
"The hardest thing about exercise is to start doing it. Once you are doing exercise regularly, the hardest thing is to stop it."
Erin Gray
Movement Prompts for Writing
Movement Prompts for Writing
What are some healthy habits that you are interested in creating for yourself? What are your first steps?
Think about your most recent exercise. What did you do and how did you feel before, during, and after?
What are some other factors besides exercise that may help optimize your learning?
Mental health is how your brain functions in order for you to accomplish what you need to and feel good each day. It involves how we think, feel, and act. What are some ways that can keep your mental health strong?
Do you think that movement is important in the classroom? Why or why not?
Think of a simple way to incorporate movement throughout the school day. Does this happen?
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