If you want some wake-up movement exercises for students, go to YouTube.  There are a number of sample videos meant to entice you to buy a program, but you just use the sample.  I like these fun dance exercises and the Movin’ & Groovin’ intro gives you 6 minutes of exercise.  This Freddie Fitness video may appeal [...]

Don’t forget the power of movement.  When you look out and your students’ eyes are glazed over, have them stand up and clap their hands along to the beat of a key phrase or a math formula.  Just a few minutes will make a difference.  As your students get used to it, they will not [...]

Alejandro Lleros, a professor at the University of Illinois, has found that “a person’s ability to solve a problem can be influenced by how he or she moves.”  By moving your body, you can change the direction of your thoughts and come up with new ideas.  He even suggests that movement can change your mood.  [...]