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physical break

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

Noun

physical break (plural physical breaks)

  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.
    • 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

Examples of physical break in a sentence

  • These activities are most useful as icebreakers at the start of group sessions or energizers when group members indicate a need for a physical break2006, 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:

Forms of physical break

pluralphysical breaks

Questions about physical break

What does physical break mean?
Physical break means a short break in a meeting or in a classroom setting, intended to improve attention by giving people a chance to move around.
How do you use physical break in a sentence?
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
What part of speech is physical break?
Physical break is a noun.
What is the plural of physical break?
The plural of physical break is physical breaks.

Words near physical break in the dictionary

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