The use of small forms of active rest to improve the mental capacity of second or third students elementary school classes

Abstract

This article highlights the effectiveness use of small forms of active recreation to increase mental working capacity of primary school students during the school day. It was found that the students of the second and third grades starting from the second lesson a steady tendency to fatigue of the body develops. Especially children's fatigue developed in math lessons, and in particular if they were scheduled for the third or fourth lesson. The duration of the lesson also contributed to the development of fatigue processes in children of this age 45 minutes, instead of the recommended 40 minutes of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, because the school bell rang adjusted for all classes 45 minutes Execution of specially selected physical exercises in lessons in the form of a physical education minute or physical education micropause helped reduce the impact of fatigue on the body of children.
 One of the urgent problems of modern pedagogy is scientific substantiation of rational motor regime of children and adolescents. Studies in recent years suggest that the cause is the most common diseases, physical development disorders and functional state of the body of schoolchildren is increasingly becoming motor insufficiency experienced by the body of children.

The effectiveness of one “physical education minute” during lessons to develop concentration in 8- to 10-year-old schoolchildren

“…Researchers have noted that a physical education minute improves blood circulation, relieves fatigue in the muscles and nervous system, activates children's thinking, creates positive emotions, and increases their interest in classes. The optimal timing for a physical education minute is in the middle of a lesson, when children's attention is decreasing and fatigue setting in (10,11). Here, the influence of a physical education minute on concentration of attention in 8-to 10-year-olds was investigated for the first time.…”

“…There have been several studies conducted in this area. They discuss the significance of this type of physical education minute for school-aged children (10,11). However, there has been little research to prove the value of a physical education minute in the development of attentional focus in schoolchildren (12).…”