This covers brain rules 4, 5, and 6. It involves the importance of using fun for learning, as outlined in CH 4, but it also covers the importance of strenthening memory for the purpose of enhancing learning, as outlined in chapter 5 &6
. Students line up along the back of the room while the group leader stands in the front. The leader calls out a series of descriptors: if the statement is true, students take a step forward. If it’s not true, students take a step back.
This brings in brain rule 4, which states that audiences will pay better attention if they have rich, fun classroom experiences. It also brings in brain rule 1, which talks about the importance of activity for learning.
Brain Rule 4: People don't pay attention to boring things. This website of classroom games and activities does a great job of outlining some great ways to hold the attention of a class. Students, especially young students, do not have the attention span to have tons of information lectured at them for hours. Therefore, it's important to break up the monotony with some fun classroom activities-- trick them into learning, so to speak.