Why students learn better when they move their bodies – instead of sitting still at their desks

The Conversation – Katie Headrick Taylor

My son’s kindergarten teachers, holding class on Zoom last year, instructed: “Eyes watching, ears listening, voices quiet, bodies still.” However, I noticed my 6-year-old’s hands would stay busy with items found around our house, building with Legos, shaping clay or doodling with a crayon.

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