There's a big test in school next week—time to hit the gym! The final video in a playlist on study skills focuses on the relationship between bodily movement and brain development, and how regular exercise can improve school performance.

Wanda Sykes plays a game like Simon Says with Elmo in this clip. Together they show how exercise can be fun and a normal part of your daily routine.

Introduce the importance of exercise using this video. Victoria and Murray discuss their favorite ways to exercise. Victoria does jumping jacks. Members of your class can share, or demonstrate their favorite exercises.

Jennifer Gardner and Elmo stretch in this film. This is a great way to introduce the idea of exercise and the importance of Health .

Doing rhymes with actions helps stretch out the words. This rhyme reinforces familiar words that children know, like Mother and Father. But you can change the words to ones you may use instead, such as Mommy and Daddy. [0:46]

New research shows that strenuous exercise can change your genes to boost energy metabolism. Listen as the researchers discuss these findings in Science Friday recording. [12 min, 5 secs]

In this video [1:23] presenter models Reach for the Ceiling rhyme, and explain how the child will learn the exercise and follow directions.