physical break

plural physical breaks

1. idiomaticA short break in a meeting or in a classroom setting, intended to improve attention by giving people a chance to move around.

   Adults need a physical break every hour so they can get up and move around.

   2005, Jane L. Sigford, Who Said School Administration Would be Fun?, page 91

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   Hopefully you decided to use the dancing, rhythms, or dramatic play as an opportunity for plenty of movement — a chance for a physical break between two intellectual activities.

   1973, Frank B. May, To Help Children Read: Mastery Performance Modules for Teachers in Training, page 73

   These activities are most useful as icebreakers at the start of group sessions or energizers when group members indicate a need for a physical break

   2006, James P. Trotzer, The Counselor and the Group: Integrating Theory, Training, and Practice, page 83

   She followed the lead of other teachers who utilized physical break times in lesson plans.

   2008, Michael Gurian with Kathy Stevens and Kelley King, Strategies for Teaching Boys and Girls -- Elementary Level, page 19