Motor skills, attention and academic achievements. An intervention study in school years 1–3

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A Quantitative Review of Physical Activity, Health, and Learning Outcomes Associated With Classroom-Based Physical Activity Interventions (2012, background): “Ericsson (2008) found that an intervention group receiving physical activity and motor training for one lesson per day had improved scores on mathematics and Swedish tests as compared with a control group receiving physical education two times per week.”
Motor Competence and its Effect on Positive Developmental Trajectories of Health (2015, background): “The effect of motor skill interventions on cognitive and executive functioning is limited, but emerging findings are also positive [113–115].”
The association between school-based physical activity, including physical education, and academic performance: a systematic review of the literature. (2011, background): “Two studies showed all or mostly positive associations between physical education and cognitive skills and attitudes or academic achievement (Budde et al., 2008; Ericsson, 2008).”