Why do children need recess, unstructured play, physical education and more physical activity in classroom? Increases:
On task behavior
Focus
Self regulation of emotions
Overall health
Academic Achievement
decreases:
Anxiety
Stress
Off task behavior
During invasion games, have the goal scorer complete a celebratory exercise (ex. 5 push-ups) after scoring. This places focus on the fact that exercise is a good thing! It also allows the opposing team a quick advantage.