<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://slayyypod.com"&gt;SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gaslight&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talking Yourself Out of Them&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brain Breaks vs. Games&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Focus vs. Energize&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Perception of Brain Breaks&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gatekeep &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1589411"&gt;Sharpe, B. T., Trotter, M. G., &amp;amp; Hale, B. J. (2025). Sustaining student concentration: The effectiveness of micro-breaks in a classroom setting.&lt;em&gt; Frontiers in Psychology, 16,&lt;/em&gt; 1589411.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do students perform better on quizzes and tests if they get regularly microbreaks during class time?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Girlboss&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meditation and Box Breaths&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Games with Patterns&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Simpler!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Social Accounts:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570439293592"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/slayyypod.bsky.social"&gt;Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/slayyypod/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.headspace.com/educators"&gt;Headspace&lt;/a&gt; - meditation app, free for educators!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/uxayUBd6T7M?si=Qol3uscdGmlvfSTB"&gt;Calm - Breathe Bubble&lt;/a&gt; (for quick mindfulness in class)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Say the Word to the Beat Examples - &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/vjGZ7m0gIpM?si=ac-cKOOoJ55BfTNJ"&gt;Spanish&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/IxG40oC7PBc?si=ZV278uSJ1M79lgT1"&gt;German&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Heads Up, 7 Up - &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15praHBRSsyO4PxpPNPDFIhYWp_Lnm8y0augS3sM3Wps/edit?usp=sharing"&gt;Spanish&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1d5G34lp_xH1NehWsbNxctM5gWnU2ZPPtFBI_VbHm_E0/edit?usp=sharing"&gt;German&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQVS6vmDEVv/?igsh=MXQycnh6aDJzZXV1YQ%3D%3D"&gt;Category Clapping from Claudia Elliott&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone

Ben Fisher-Rodriguez, Bill Langley-Bostick

Ep. 33 SLAyyy Micro-Breaks for Student Attention

FEB 10, 202641 MIN
SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone

Ep. 33 SLAyyy Micro-Breaks for Student Attention

FEB 10, 202641 MIN

Description

<p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://slayyypod.com">SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone Website</a></p><p><strong>Gaslight</strong></p><p>Talking Yourself Out of Them</p><p>Brain Breaks vs. Games</p><p>Focus vs. Energize</p><p>Perception of Brain Breaks</p><p><strong>Gatekeep </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1589411">Sharpe, B. T., Trotter, M. G., &amp; Hale, B. J. (2025). Sustaining student concentration: The effectiveness of micro-breaks in a classroom setting.<em> Frontiers in Psychology, 16,</em> 1589411.</a> </p><p>Do students perform better on quizzes and tests if they get regularly microbreaks during class time?</p><p><strong>Girlboss</strong></p><p>Meditation and Box Breaths</p><p>Games with Patterns</p><p>Simpler!</p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p>Social Accounts:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570439293592">Facebook</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/slayyypod.bsky.social">Bluesky</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/slayyypod/">Instagram</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.headspace.com/educators">Headspace</a> - meditation app, free for educators!</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/uxayUBd6T7M?si=Qol3uscdGmlvfSTB">Calm - Breathe Bubble</a> (for quick mindfulness in class)</p><p>Say the Word to the Beat Examples - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/vjGZ7m0gIpM?si=ac-cKOOoJ55BfTNJ">Spanish</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/IxG40oC7PBc?si=ZV278uSJ1M79lgT1">German</a></p><p>Heads Up, 7 Up - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15praHBRSsyO4PxpPNPDFIhYWp_Lnm8y0augS3sM3Wps/edit?usp=sharing">Spanish</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1d5G34lp_xH1NehWsbNxctM5gWnU2ZPPtFBI_VbHm_E0/edit?usp=sharing">German</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQVS6vmDEVv/?igsh=MXQycnh6aDJzZXV1YQ%3D%3D">Category Clapping from Claudia Elliott</a></p>