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Four Years and Counting by Lisa Skoyen, Third Grade Teacher, E.P. Rock Elementary School , Hudson , Wisconsin. Students have been sitting on stability balls in my classroom for the past four years. I can honestly say that implementing the use of stability...
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Humor and the Brain Humor is a whole brain experience. It offers refreshment to both students’ and teachers’ mentally stressed minds and bodies. The “real” Dr. Patch Adams tells us, “We have to get people laughing because: It provides balance in people...
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A Mustang Emergency Day--We hit the road for a sunny summer break in our red convertible. Our Focaccia sandwich picnic at Devil’s Lake State Park tasted great! Next time we’ll remember to bring a tablecloth… We walked the flat Grotto’s Trail together...
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“Would you like to go to Ecuador’s Rainforest? My daughter is there studying in Quito for her Community Health program.” “Sure! I’ve got some time clear, and I’ve always wanted to experience that part of the world—should be fun!” Six weeks later Jean...
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Exercise and Achievement - SPARK by John Ratey - Jan 09 Exercise boosts achievement—here’s where to find the proof. SPARK by Dr. John Ratey (Harvard) is a gold mine of research and information we can use to communicate the effectiveness of movement and...
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Words on a page become windows on worlds of experiences when the brain goes to work. The reading process involves 17 regions of the brain as it holds letters and words in the working, or short term, memory only long enough to connect them with each other...
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Play Blog March 08 Play is anything you do that lights up your brain—or that of your students. It could be physical, social, or emotional, usually creating fun, joy, and laughter, Physical Your Phy Ed teacher is the expert here, with both the information...
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November Brain Buddies Blog – Music, Movement and Memories Music and movement are keys that can open the mind for learning. We may not always think of it this way, but making and keeping memories are foundations of the educational experience. The computer...
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Why Move in the Classroom? Visual-Proprioceptive-Ocular System If they could only sit still! Children's bodies want to be on the move constantly, given the opportunity. Teachers across the country are making that possible without a power struggle...
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Give the Gap a Nap – March 09 Brain Buddies Blog Curriculum crunch sends educators into “Pack and Stack” mode so we can cross topics off our to-do list. The problem is, even though we have “covered” the lesson, it may be wasted effort and energy. When...