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I would like to provide my students with some basketballs to use during recess and our physical activity breaks. We are always borrowing the balls from the PE teachers, but this is not ideal. We have some soccer, football, and playground balls, but no basketballs. I give my kids physical activity breaks during the day because this has a positive influence on memory, concentration, and classroom behavior. I have noticed that my kids are successfully able to focus and finish assignments when they have something to look forward to – such as exercising. Exercise has so many other benefits besides academically that affect children. It can help with stress, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. I want to help these kids in any way I can, and exercise is one way that I believe in and practice myself. Basketballs will really make many of these kids motivated to play.

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I would like to provide my students with some basketballs to use during recess and our physical activity breaks. We are always borrowing the balls from the PE teachers, but this is not ideal. We have some soccer, football, and playground balls, but no basketballs. I give my kids physical activity breaks during the day because this has a positive influence on memory, concentration, and classroom behavior. I have noticed that my kids are successfully able to focus and finish assignments when they have something to look forward to – such as exercising. Exercise has so many other benefits besides academically that affect children. It can help with stress, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. I want to help these kids in any way I can, and exercise is one way that I believe in and practice myself. Basketballs will really make many of these kids motivated to play.

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