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DID YOU KNOW…

KIDS ARE NOT ADULTS

DUH!

THEIRATTENTION

SPAN IS

SHORT.

YOUNG BRAINS

ARE NOT BUILTTO PROCESS TONS OF

INFORMATION FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME

SO BREAK UPYOUR LESSONS

INTO

SMALL

BITE-SIZED

CHUNKS

MY CLASSTRIED IT.

BEFORE:90 MINUTES

POD/INSTRUCTION/PRACTICE/REVIEW/TOD

BEFORE

TIME

Deg

ree

of R

eten

tion

POD/INSTRUCTION/PRACTICE/REVIEW/TOD

Retention

AFTER:INSTRUCTION- 27 minutes

Break-3 minutesPRACTICE-27 Minutes

Break- 3 MinutesREVIEW-27 Minutes

TOD-3 Minutes

AFTER

TIME

Deg

ree

of R

eten

tion

INSTRUCTION PRACTICE REVIEW

BREAK BREAK TOD

Retention

RESULTS:6% Bump in Retention

RESULTS:95% of students

enjoyed the class more with

breaks

EXTENSION:EVEN SHORTER PERIODS/MORE

BREAKS

EXTENSION:MEASURE

ENGAGEMENT

REMEMEBER:KIDS ARE NOT

ADULTS

DUH!