Hi everyone What kind of activity or exercise that also can improve the kids to study? Maybe like hide and seek? Any idea?
I think it depends on the age and temperments of your children. I have a very active kinesthetic boy who had to learn his phonics, and number facts etc. while doing jumping jacks or somersaults. My daughter just needes breather breaks- go swing and dance in the backyard for awhile. Now my youngest, who is now in middles school has to pace while focusing. I am not sure this is what you are asking???
I'm not sure what ages you have, or if you have an active child that needs physical outlets periodically to study better, etc. I can say that my sons learned spelling words by jumping letter to letter on a rug; learned multiplication facts while tossing a small ball (or two) in the air; rolled letter dice (or number dice) to spell or do math- multisided dice are found at teacher's supply stores; listened to stories while putting together Legos; bounced on a mini-trampoline while listening to older brother's lessons, etc. Is that the kind of thing you are looking for?
It's not exactly an exercise, but my youngest DD is a hands-on, fidgety learner. Sometimes when I am reading to her, I will let her color simple, non-distracting pictures. I am sure this wouldn't work for all children, but it seems to help her focus more on what I am saying.
Maybe not what you are looking for but- have you heard of Brain Gym? It's a book with different exercises to help with different areas for learning- i like it, but it's not nec. a full on get up and do something- but things like crazy 8 (maybe wrong name?).
My 10 year old son needs physical activity during school time most days. He's never been diagnosed but I suspect ADD, ADHD or SOMETHING! LOL When he's really fidgety, I have him sit on one of those large yoga balance balls...that way he can be moving while the rest of him is concentrating - he reads on it all the time even just for fun! Also, he's into Karate. So between subjects to get his practice in, he does combinations and moves that he's supposed to practice. That usually helps him a lot. I have to be careful not to let him have too much time, otherwise he ends up getting WAY distracted! Hope this helps!
From other posts you've made, I think your children are only 2-3 years old. If so, they learn through play! They should be as active as they want to be, and you should take advantage of "teachable moments" when you see them happen, not as part of a structured plan. There really is no "study" time until a child is much older.
Looking back, we did not do too good a job in this area: We should have focused more and been consistent. When we started homeschooling, we did look into PE programs offered by the local YMCA, but it didn't really go anywhere. Middle school years: The older three children and two younger ones all played on sports teams, and that was their principal exercise. This included scheduled games and practices and informal games sometimes in the afternoon in our back yard. The fourth child, though, was not into sports at all, so he really didn't get that much exercise. Our oldest son was always one for the outdoors. If he stayed indoors for more than a couple of hours, he'd get fidgety and irritable. We would take breaks during the day when he could simply run around or climb trees or take the dog for a walk. The other children didn't need these breaks as much, but he most certainly did.
