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Movement in the Classroom

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 Movement in the classroom is so important, even at the secondary level.  I have my classes for 80 minutes every other day and that is a really long time to be sitting still.  When I have a double period I always allow for some movement even if it's just getting up to work with a partner on classwork or when I use Math Workshop .  In this post I am going to talk about two activities that are my favorite to use when incorporating movement. Quiz Quiz Trade This one (I feel) is a little less common and maybe unknown.  I discovered it years ago online, but it wasn't until the last few years that I started using it more.   Number Properties Quiz Quiz Trade - 30 card set Prep: In order to play "Quiz, quiz, trade" you need to prepare some sort of flashcards. The template I use is set up so that on one side you type a question or problem and the other side you type the answer and then you fold the cards in half.  My largest class is 27 students so I usually make 30 cards for