Today I discovered a great website for incorporating movement into everyday lessons that are taught in elementary classes. The website is called "Learning in Motion" and was designed for a Virginia curriculum but can definitely be used in any classroom or district curriculum. There are ideas for lessons in English, math and science and for grades kindergarten through 5th. One of the things I loved was how simple the ideas are and that they don't take much extra planning or materials to be able to use them in a classroom. An example of one of the simplest ideas from the 2nd grade English portion is just to have the kids hop up to the board to show which answer they think is correct.
There are different ways this site could be used in the classroom. It could be used for getting the kids interested in what can sometimes be boring lessons. The website can also be used to keep kids form getting to fidgety during lessons by getting them, and keeping them, active.
The site can be used to extend learning opportunities beyond the classroom by giving the student a new reference for recalling the information learned. Rather than trying to remember what they read from a book or what the teacher said, they can remember back to the action that was being done while the learning was occurring.Print Page in IE
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