How Kids Learn Better by Taking Frequent Breaks Throughout the Day

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Tue, 2017-10-31 18:00

Interesting article about how important breaks are for students.

As a teacher in the United States, I’d usually spent consecutive hours with my students in the classroom. And I was trying to replicate this model in Finland.
~ KQED Mindshift

Key Takeaways:

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Recess has slowly become something that is either shorter or non-existent.
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Even though research shows that breaks between classes improve learning, most schools do not offer more than five to ten minutes.
3
Breaks improve students’ learning behavior as well as social behavior.
Read the full article here:
http://www.readingrockets.org/news/how-kids-learn-better-taking-frequent-breaks-throughout-day