Exercise Adds “Spark” to Learning

An important book, Spark by John Ratey, MD has been “required” reading for many administrators, teachers and therapists for children with special needs around the country. Not a new book, it chronicles the measurable effect of physical education classes on TIMSS scores in Naperville, IL.

Why do we care? As education professionals, we need to be sure that our special needs children are getting enough exercise to stimulate their thinking processes. Better thinking means faster progress toward meeting IEP goals.

As teachers and therapists, we can’t mandate recess and exercise in the school day, but we can incorporate moderate exercise into our classrooms with flexible seating.  A June 2016 post on the award-winning blog “Extra Special Teaching” explains how to provide movement in the classroom.

If you have some creative ideas for incorporating controlled movement into the classroom, please contact us … or write a blog and send us the link!

Want some new lesson plan ideas? Have some great ones to share? Email Cyndee@smartedtech.com with your ideas. The email can be as simple as a few sentences to give an overview – include resource links if you have them. We will publish the “best of the best” in time for classroom use in October!

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All children are born with the ability and right to learn. It is our job to give them that opportunity - no matter what it takes!

Tricia Banks
The Arbor School - Director of Education
Houston, Texas

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