Group activities and energizers are great ways to increase learning while also building community in the classroom.
Energizers are fun activities that get students up, out of their desks and moving around for 1-2 minutes before getting back to work. They can be used during transition times, to break up a long lesson or after a test. These brain breaks are often just what the students need to get themselves re-focused and ready for more learning.
Group activities are used during morning meeting to reinforce academic content that has been taught previously. They can be used to review math facts or concepts, vocabulary words, spelling, or to reinforce social studies and science lessons. Group activities can also be used to develop social skills and can help students to interact with each other in a positive way.
Home Connection: Children can benefit from a “brain break” at home to help themselves refocus. If your child has been working on homework for an extended period of time, encourage them to take a “brain break” to reenergize themselves for additional learning. Examples of sample brain breaks can be as simple as having them get up and walk around their chair 5 times, hopping on one foot, or completing 20 jumping jacks. Any activity that gets a child up and moving will help them to refocus and re-energize for the remaining tasks ahead.
The group activity in the video below shows a third grade class participating in the sparkle activity.
The video below that is an example of an energizer to give kids a needed brain break and stretch.
Energizers are fun activities that get students up, out of their desks and moving around for 1-2 minutes before getting back to work. They can be used during transition times, to break up a long lesson or after a test. These brain breaks are often just what the students need to get themselves re-focused and ready for more learning.
Group activities are used during morning meeting to reinforce academic content that has been taught previously. They can be used to review math facts or concepts, vocabulary words, spelling, or to reinforce social studies and science lessons. Group activities can also be used to develop social skills and can help students to interact with each other in a positive way.
Home Connection: Children can benefit from a “brain break” at home to help themselves refocus. If your child has been working on homework for an extended period of time, encourage them to take a “brain break” to reenergize themselves for additional learning. Examples of sample brain breaks can be as simple as having them get up and walk around their chair 5 times, hopping on one foot, or completing 20 jumping jacks. Any activity that gets a child up and moving will help them to refocus and re-energize for the remaining tasks ahead.
The group activity in the video below shows a third grade class participating in the sparkle activity.
The video below that is an example of an energizer to give kids a needed brain break and stretch.