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The article “Students Need More Exercise. Here’s How to Add Activity Without Disrupting Learning ” (March 3, 2023) was an excellent depiction of why it’s important for students to add movement into ...

There's another burst of seat-bouncing, giggling and shouting in a simulated classroom. Through a new study, researchers hope to find ways to redesign classrooms and develop a curriculum to add in two ...

Every once in a while they solve equations by tossing around a beach ball - covered not by sand but with basic addition problems - and the kids do the math based on where the ball bounces, thumbs ...

Jane Elliot is famous for the "Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes” exercise she carried out in her third grade Iowa classroom in 1968. It ...

In-class exercise programs may not be helping children to shed excess pounds but the activities still carry health benefits, say researchers who weighed the evidence. In Tuesday's Canadian Medical ...

A good classroom activity is one that helps students focus what they’ve learned, sharpen their thinking and bring imaginative approaches to problem-solving. Recently, two groups of students—graduate ...

Every once in a while they solve equations by tossing around a beach ball - covered not by sand but with basic addition problems - and the kids do the math based on where the ball bounces, thumbs ...