Brain break stations:

This week I introduced the concept of ‘brain break stations’ in the kindergarten passages.

大脑休息站：

本周，我在幼儿园的走廊带学生们体验了“大脑休息站”。

This idea is meant to encourage children to engage in short bursts of activity that increase bloodflow and oxygen to the brain.

这个想法是为了鼓励孩子们通过进行短时间的活动，来增加大脑的血流量和氧气，这反过来又促进了大脑对信息进行集中处理和保留。

This in turn improves concentration and retentionof information. It enables the child to step out of the classroom for 3-5 minutes when feeling restless, do a quick ‘brain break’ activity and then go back to class, ready to learn.

当孩子在学习过程中感到烦躁不安时，让孩子走出教室3-5分钟，做一个快速的“大脑休息”活动，然后回到课堂，继续学习。

Each station may have different focus areas, but will mostly focus on strengthening the child’s core muscles and coordination. 

Here are some examples of children taking a brain break…

每个大脑休息站都有不同的主要功能，但总体主要集中在加强孩子的核心肌肉和协调。

以下是一些孩子在大脑休息站活动的例子……

Joanne Coutts

PE Department

Canadian international School,Hefei

Joanne Coutts

体育部

合肥加拿大国际学校