Two Hours of Fun & Physical Activity Every Week in Schools
Two Hours of Fun & Physical Activity Every Week in Schools is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Once you have read these articles, please share them with other educators. The more our educational systems switch onto the benefits of integrating play and exercise into the curriculum, the more powerful and successful these systems will be.
- Looking for lots of fun ways to encourage your group to move?
- Click here to browse our online activity database.
- Original post September 2013, last updated March 2024.
- By Mark Collard - Experiential Trainer, Author & Speaker
- If you believe this too, here are two articles/books you must read: 1.
- Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise & The Brain by Dr John Ratey M John’s latest research and compelling message proves beyond a doubt that in order for our brains to function at their peak, our bodies need to move.
- Exercise prepares our brain to learn, it can improve our mood and attitude, lowers stress, and even helps to reverse some of the effects of aging on our brain.
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Once you have read these articles, please share them with other educators. The more our educational systems switch onto the benefits of integrating play and exercise into the curriculum, the more powerful and successful these systems will be.
Looking for lots of fun ways to encourage your group to move?
If you believe this too, here are two articles/books you must read: 1.
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise & The Brain by Dr John Ratey M John’s latest research and compelling message proves beyond a doubt that in order for our brains to function at their peak, our bodies need to move.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Two Hours of Fun & Physical Activity Every Week in Schools. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Once you have read these articles, please share them with other educators. The more our educational systems switch onto the benefits of integrating play and exercise into the curriculum, the more powerful and successful these systems will be.; Looking for lots of fun ways to encourage your group to move?; If you believe this too, here are two articles/books you must read: 1.; Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise & The Brain by Dr John Ratey M John’s latest research and compelling message proves beyond a doubt that in order for our brains to function at their peak, our bodies need to move.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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- No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
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