As the semester comes to a close, I have said "we all need a break" too many times to count. What should be a joyful time of year turns into a miserable one, ready to just be done and move on.
Lately, I have been in a funk because my classroom has turned into one I despise, full of rote-memorization and regurgitation of step-by-step procedures. I do not want to build robots, I want to build thinkers, and I am not teaching just math, there should be more. When travelling down the rabbit hole of reading online, I stumbled upon an Edutopia article, 9 Brain Breaks That Teens Will Love and some reasonable ways to incorporate breaks daily. This article connected to an article written by Paige Tutt, 17 Brain Breaks Tailored for High Schoolers. Here were a few I loved.
I hope these brain breaks will bring some joy back into the classroom but also some 21st century skills, like communication, collaboration, and creativity. We all need a break once in a while from the routine of school, but why can't we take a break and still be learning and growing together?
References
9 brain breaks teens will love. (2023, November 9). Www.youtube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBjMEVbnZ4E&t=166s
9 brain breaks that teens will love. (2023, November 9). Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/video/9-brain-breaks-teens-will-love-middle-high-school Tutt, P. (2023, September 1). 17 brain breaks tailored for high schoolers. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/17-brain-breaks-tailored-for-high-schoolers/
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Creativity is the universe. As our perspective expands, so do the possibilities. It may look like something is created out of nothing, but that's from the perspective of the viewer. The creator always had that idea inside, they just finally had the means, the resources, the courage to reveal it. References Sottosanti, K. (2022, November 9). Observable universe | Definition, Size, Description, & Facts | Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/observable-universe
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