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[|Academic Brain Energizers] Teachers should align the Energizer activities with the curriculum content they will teach for the year. To gain a health benefit, we suggest using these “Energizers” two to three times per day, when possible.

[|Brain Based Energizers] Awaken students' minds and re-engage them in learning through BRAIN-BASED ENERGIZERS (brief, brain-compatible, physical activities) Brain-based energizers are short, energizing, physical activities that engage students, bring oxygen to their brains, and heighten their awareness. Here are some tips for maximizing the effectiveness of energizers:

[|Raising Achievement Using Brain Breaks] Children and adults learn more effectively when the information they receive is chunked and given little and often. Expecting anyone to learn for hours at a time without a break is unreasonable which is why brain breaks are the talk of the town. A desk gym approach to learning is now to be taken seriously to take off the pounds and to keep the brain active and alert. Brain Breaks are simple transitional physical and mental exercises designed to:
 * equip the teacher with tools to manage the physiology and attention of the class;
 * keep children in the most receptive state for learning.

[|Classroom Energizers] “Repetitive gross motor movement strengthens secondary dendritic branching. That’s the part of the nerve cell that remembers details. Daily exercise cements the details learned in the previous 48 hours. The human brain unconsciously processes cognitive information while you’re at play or while you’re involved in physical activity. If that physical activity doesn’t take place, anywhere from 20% to 80% of that learned cognitive information is lost.”

[|More Movement, Smarter Kids] Most people can understand how physical activity can impact not only their child’s physical development but also his social/emotional development. But intellectual development? What could movement possibly have to do with learning? After all, schools – where most of the child’s learning is supposed to take place – are our prime promoters of //in//activity. (“Sit still.” “Stop squirming.” “Don’t run.” “Stay in your seat.”) If movement were critical to learning, wouldn’t the schools be employing it?