Classroom Activators : More Than 100 Ways to Energize Learners

by Jerry Evanski

• ISBN13: 9781412968829
• ISBN10: 1412968828
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-30
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Teachers will discover how to invigorate learners at all grade levels using engaging techniques that refocus the brain and create a receptive state of mind for learning.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
About the Author	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Brain Research and the Classroom	p. xi
State Change	p. xiv
Using This Book	p. xvi
How and When to Use These Activities	p. xviii
Refocusing Students After a State Change	p. xx
Energize the Environment	p. 1
The Right Stuff	p. 1
Lighting	p. 3
The Sense of Smell	p. 4
The Effects of Ions	p. 6
Musical Moments	p. 7
Varying Your Instruction	p. 9
Novelty and Surprise	p. 12
Visual Context	p. 18
Get Your Students' Attention	p. 21
State of the Class	p. 21
Feedback	p. 23
Breathing	p. 26
Hands and Arms	p. 31
Voice	p. 34
Cross Laterals	p. 37
Heavy Jobs	p. 42
Novel Movements	p. 44
Energize Your Students	p. 49
Getting Into Groups	p. 50
Random Groupings	p. 51
Get Students Up and Moving	p. 53
Circle Games	p. 55
Circadian Rhythm	p. 61
Silence	p. 62
Pre-Writing Activities	p. 64
A Leg Up	p. 65
Gross Motor	p. 70
Eyes	p. 75
Props	p. 83
Build Teams and Community	p. 87
Getting to Know You	p. 89
Contemporary Variations	p. 100
Group Challenges	p. 101
Just for Fun	p. 107
References	p. 117
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