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Question

1. What skill is taught when children pretend to walk as though they are sad, mad, proud, scared, tired, or happy?

Self-control
Pretending
Expressing themselves
Bodily-kinesthetic

2. What has recent research discovered about neurons that affect memory, mood, and learning?

New neurons are continually being created.
New neurons cannot be created.
New neurons can be created up to a certain age.
New neurons can be created but are not as effective.

3. How long should physical or music breaks be?

2 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
15 minutes

4. Which is NOT an activity you could use to supplement a brain break?

Yoga
Napping
Music
Strength development

5. Activity breaks:

are breaks in academics.
allow children to release energy.
are used to refresh the mind.
All of the above.

6. What two factors are most affected by the disconnect between mind and body?

Memory and learning
Memory and overall development
Overall development and learning
Health and learning

7. What is the largest determinant in a child's development and learning outcomes?

Peer interactions with the child
Community interactions with the child
Parent's interactions with the child
Teacher's interactions with the child

8. Which is a coordination activity you could do during a brain break to reduce stress?

Dribbling a basketball
Jumping rope
Rubbing your stomach and patting your head
Kicking a ball while running

9. Clapping, stamping, or stepping to the rhythms of words can familiarize children with what literacy concept?

Syllables
Rhythmic movement
Spelling
Repetition

10. Movement responses are pleasurable for children thus promoting:

positive attitudes towards learning.
silliness and distractions.
inattentiveness.
a willingness to follow directions.

11. When are children more readily able to attend to the learning task?

When they first get to school
When they are physically active
When they get back from lunch
When they are seated

12. Which is NOT an example of using movement as a gateway for learning?

Having students run laps to get out energy
Having students hop math answers
Having students make letters with his or her body
Having students act out vocabulary words with actions

13. In what period did people start to realize the connection between mind and body?

Victorian
Medieval
Renaissance
Greco-Roman