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By Martha Beach<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The typical image of math class conjures up a scene of students bent studiously over worksheets, working out problems on paper. Imagine a math class where kids are hopping up and down, swinging their arms side to side, and shouting out numbers. They\u2019re laughing and enjoying themselves\u2014and they\u2019re still learning their multiplication tables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the image with which Math & Movement<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, a decade-old program based in upstate New York, wants educators to work. \u201cIf kids are moving, they\u2019re having fun,\u201d says Kim McCullough, senior director of operations and marketing at Math & Movement. \u201cIf a kid is sitting there, the work is mundane. But when they\u2019re up and moving, it\u2019s fun. It has emotional impact.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t

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