9 Ways to Take a Break Without Canceling School4 min read

Introduction

When you’re working on a difficult subject or have a lot on your plate, it’s easy to persuade yourself that you don’t have time to take breaks. Taking a break, on the other hand, has been proven to be helpful to both you and your work. Micro-breaks, lunchtime breaks, and lengthier breaks have all been demonstrated to improve employee happiness and productivity. You can improve your performance by taking regular rests.

Although taking brief breaks during the workday may not appear to have the same impact as taking a vacation, research has revealed considerable advantages. Breaks have been shown in studies to minimise or prevent stress, improve performance throughout the day, and lessen the need for a lengthy recuperation period at the end of the day.

Freaking 9 Ways to take a Break Without Cancelling School

We all want a break from the routine of school at times — parents and children alike – but it’s not the right time to go on a full-fledged vacation.

When you’re in that situation, try one of these 9 ways to take a long break without having to cancel school.

1. Read.Read.Read.

Make a reading day of it by pulling out your favourite novels. If you have pre-readers and don’t want to spend the entire day reading aloud, books on tape are a great option.

2. Watch documentaries (time to be productive)

Utilize your Netflix or Amazon Prime membership. Look for shows on the History Channel, Discovery Channel, or Animal Planet. Choose a documentary that relates to whatever you’ve been learning or one that piques your interest. You never know when you’ll come across a new topic that your children are enthusiastic about.

3. Take a field trip (believe us it will be worth it!)

If you’re looking for a change of pace but don’t want to leave the house, go on an unplanned field trip. If your children are small enough, you can keep a membership to the neighbourhood children’s museum for such situations. It will be well worth your money!

4. Assign a research project.

Allow your children to guide their education for the day by assigning them the responsibility of studying something – anything – that interests them. Anything is fair game, including the history of Legos or Minecraft, how peanut butter is manufactured, the big bang theory, the origins of common idioms, and details about a destination they’d like to visit.

5. Use YouTube.

Even games that aren’t explicitly educational can teach you a lot about strategy, cooperation, and personality (read: not being a sore loser or an obnoxious winner). Sudoku, word searches, and crossword puzzles are all good choices. Puzzles are also a good option.

6. Play games. (Who doesn’t love playing games?)

Even games that aren’t explicitly educational can teach you a lot about strategy, cooperation, and character (read: not being a sore loser or an obnoxious winner). Sudoku, word searches, and crossword puzzles are all good choices. Puzzles are also a good option.

7. Have a life skills day.

Cleaning, cooking, and doing laundry are all valuable talents. If you’re feeling stressed by the clutter and confusion, consider the educational potential of a life skills day.

8. Have a project day.

Everyone needs a break from their studies now and again. That would be a good time for a day of hands-on tasks. Have your scientific experiments fallen behind? A sodium chloride map, period costumes, or a performance could all help you learn more about history. A project day is a great alternative to sitting and can give you the physically and mentally break you need.

9. Do life together.

Carry on with your day and your chores, but keep an eye out for educational opportunities in your daily routine. We might be guilty of turning every time into an instructional opportunity as home schoolers, but in doing so, we can neglect the educational value of the day-to-day. Today is the day to seek for those teachable opportunities.

Tips To Refresh Your Mind

1. Recovery Period

Your recuperation time will vary depending on how mentally demanding your activity is, but it should be between 5 and 20 minutes. This data comes from research conducted by Desk Time (17 minutes) and the Progressive relaxation Technique (5 minutes short break, 15 minutes long break)

2. Meditation

Going to a quiet area, sitting down, and focusing on your breathing is an easy thing to accomplish.

This one, on the other hand, demands you to concentrate on something, or more precisely, refocus on something.

You simply bring your thoughts back to the moment when it wanders. Concentration is improved through the simple act of meditation and focusing on the breath. All we can say is that meditation is terribly boring at first, but once you get back to studying, it INSTANTLY enhances your productivity.

3. Deep breathing

Apart from the mindfulness effects (similar to Yoga), deep breathing has a profound influence on our respiratory, cardiovascular, and neural systems, calming our mind and body. This is the one for you if you don’t feel like meditating, going outside, or elevating your heart rate.