Dance Pads in 4th and 5th grade

In the Get Up and Move site, review the Vern Patrick Elementary study with dance pads. Not used as part of a PE program, rather just 15 minutes a day to freshen up kids when they were getting tired, the classes had some tremendous results: higher test scores, 50% less absenteeism, weight loss. Watch the movies about how this activity fit in with even standardized test preparation.