brain breaks
August 22, 2019
Sometimes, our brains don’t just need a break, we need physical movement to wake us up and get us thinking. Says who? Well, John Medina says it’s Rule #1. So let’s get moving. Dance to “In the Jungle” It turns out the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” really does have its roots in Africa, and […]
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August 3, 2019
Brain Break: Play 5 Second Rule!
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Given the wall of text that was my reflections on myself as beginning teacher, I thought I’d follow up with a quick idea you can take and use right away. I love the ideas flying around everywhere for brain breaks over the last couple of years. I even attended part of a conference session last year […]
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April 8, 2016
In our journey to stay in target language and start to use more phrases, my students and I have stumbled onto a target-language activity we use to transition from one activity to the next. I share it with you here, and as I knew I couldn’t just put it into words, my kids graciously demonstrated […]
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October 27, 2015
You know that glassed-over look that your students get about halfway (a quarter of the way?) through your lesson? The same one you get about 15 minutes into the faculty meeting? Here’s how to fight it. First, realize it’s not your students’ fault. Their brains are designed to filter and process information and the brain […]
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