There's a big test in school next week—time to hit the gym! The final video in a playlist on study skills focuses on the relationship between bodily movement and brain development, and how regular exercise can improve school performance.

Concepts

Study Skills, exercise, the brain

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Use in a staff meeting or department collaboration session to emphasize the importance of student movement in and out of class
• Have class members keep a journal of their exercise schedule alongside a record of their academic progress
• Integrate the concepts from the video into your classroom with quick bursts of aerobic activity before more focused schoolwork

Classroom Considerations

• Provides several examples before getting to the main point; be sure that class members stay engaged
• Narration moves quickly

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Details many other benefits of exercise, including stress reduction and improving focus
• Explains why physical activity just before doing academic work can be biologically helpful
• Encourages viewers to find the study systems that work best for them

Cons

• Concepts in the video are more helpful for teachers than for students