{"id":218,"date":"2020-04-16T08:09:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T15:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/?p=218"},"modified":"2023-01-16T13:31:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T21:31:05","slug":"brain-breaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/2020\/04\/16\/brain-breaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Breaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

During my time as a classroom teacher, it was extremely important to offer my students breaks during our activities.\u00a0 For example, after sitting and listening to a story, during a writing activity, or when changing from one activity to another.\u00a0 As adults we recognize our own need to take breaks from a task, especially if we have been sitting for a long time.<\/p>\n

As we continue to adapt to our new learning environment, children may need frequent breaks to reset and re-energize.\u00a0 They may need calm or to rest their brain from a difficult task.\u00a0 Sometimes they may need a few breaks during one activity.\u00a0 Whatever the case may be, we can support them by providing a variety of activities and strategies to allow their brains and bodies to feel more settled.<\/p>\n

This choice board offers several brain break options for children (and adults!) to try.\u00a0 As adults, we can first help children identify why they may need a break, as described at the top of the board.\u00a0 Following the choice board is a read aloud by author, Susan Verde.\u00a0 Her book, I Am Peace,<\/em> can be a way for children to take a break and learn strategies for relaxation.\u00a0 It is my hope that these choices will support your child when learning at home, and when we are together again at school.<\/p>\n

Please click on the image to access the choice board and the website links for brain break suggestions.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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During my time as a classroom teacher, it was extremely important to offer my students breaks during our activities.\u00a0 For example, after sitting and listening to a story, during a writing activity, or when changing from one activity to another.\u00a0 Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8545,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8545"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":236,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218\/revisions\/236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}