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Students are still learning, even during brief breaks, which serve to help them decompress, refocus, and process new information.

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In middle and high school, incorporating mood-boosting, brain-stimulating attention breaks into lessons can head off student inattention, boredom, and fatigue at the pass.

To find many more brain breaks designed especially for older students, read Edutopia Associate Editor Paige Tutt’s article “17 Brain Breaks Tailored for High Schoolers”: https://edut.to/475YD9q

To learn more about the neuroscience behind brain breaks, see Dr. Judy Willis’ article “Using Brain Breaks to Restore Students’ Focus”: https://edut.to/40yUg4n

Here's Ethan R. Buch, Leonardo Claudino, Romain Quentin, Marlene Bönstrup, and Leonardo G. Cohen’s 2021 research on how rest intervals strengthen the consolidation of skills: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124721005398

Visit this video's page on Edutopia.org to find out more about each of the breaks shown in the video: https://edut.to/3MCbacr

For more strategies on brain-based learning, visit: https://edut.to/3SzjrSk


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