Do you have trouble with those students who just can stay in their seat. They seem to be jumping up and out of control most of the time. Now there is research that shows, "Exercise Helps Children With ADHD."
This was found in the Wall Street Journal, Sept 8, 2014, in an article written by Sumathi Reddi, "Exercise Helps Children with ADHD in Study". Listen to this, "half-hour sessions of aerobic activity before school helped you children with symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder become more attentive and less moody."
Wow, do parents and teachers love this new development. When I had students who knew they were in trouble, feeling out of control, I opened my classroom door and told them run to the gate and back. I would then ask, "how do you feel now?" Most were able to go back to their seat and start working on their classwork.
Many schools have cut back on time for PE, recess, lunch to fit in all the new common core standards. This is trouble. We need our students running.
So take short exercise breaks through out the day. Have your class do 'jumping jacks', run in place, hop up and down (great way to do some counting in a k or 1 class), etc. When ever I have a student who just can't sit still i have them move. Usually they can relax and do class work after that.
Ask parents if their child could run for 1/2 before school each day. Let me know if it works.
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