Fit Lit: How Movement Impacts Learning

Students at Casey Middle learn more (and feel good about it) in a combined language arts/fitness class that boosts their cognition with aerobic and anaerobic activities.
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[@debbiesteuart1410]

I just completed my thesis on movement, and it does work. Oxygen to the brain promotes learning and off-task behavior is minimized.

[@lindabux7410]

Movement is Life!

[@sophiaadams73]

Smart moves by Carla Hannaford and Brain Gym by Paul E Dennison are must reads on this subject.

[@jenniferwilson5517]

Amazing! I love this!!!

[@gRaCi3La89]

I love this!!!!

[@AlessandroBottoni]

If/When you want to use physical activity to improve learning, use a (scientific/technological) *laboratory* and a set of *experiments*, not a fitness club.

[@GLu-tb1pb]

they forgot to put in the fact that moving gets more oxygen into the brain, allowing more efficient learning.

[@Bumblebone]

This is a nice video, but sheesh! what school has the funds to have such fancy equipment?! Very few of the schools where I've been have that kind of funding. Seems elitist. This is a fantastic concept, but it might be more relevant to more schools if the demo school wasn't so white and wealthy.