Dance Party!

As we approach the final leg of our school year there is always time to squeeze in a 30 second dance party! In fourth grade we are wrapping up our nonfiction unit in reading and our decimals unit in math, which means students had two assessment to take this week. Tests can be stressful enough, but with the sun shining outside your classroom and nice weather outside they only become more difficult. Assessments are part of the end of the year and have to get done, but we decided to make them a little better by taking a dance break. Students often get stuck on problems during a test and have trouble moving on to the next one, so why not head outside for a refreshing break during the test.

My students definitely had some curious looks on their faces when I told them to line up in the middle of our math assessment, but those faces quickly turned into huge smiles when we headed outside. What I intended to be a 30 second break quickly turned into a 3 minute break, but it was time while spent. Students came back in the classroom focused and ready to finish the final questions of their last fourth grade math test!