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physical break en · NOUN

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1. (idiomatic) A short break in a meeting or in a classroom setting, intended to improve attention by giving people a chance to move around.
   • 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:
   • 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:
   • 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:
   • 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:

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