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MS/HS Brain Breaks and movement ideas -
This page has ideas of how to add movement to the classroom/hallways, videos, and resources to help create breaks in your class. These even work as transitions from one activity/assignment to the next!
Students of all ages love MARCH madness! Bring the fun to your classroom to help encourage them to get up and move before doing the next lesson! Ask them their favorite team! |
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TRY SOMETHING NEW
GIVE THESE 5 BRAIN BREAKS A TRY AND SEE HOW MUCH IT HELPS!
1. Cave Time – Have students sit under their desks or table with another student and discuss something from your lesson or a “favorite.” Just the simple act of sitting at another level helps them break up the mundane.
2.Skittles Interview – (HANDOUT) Have students pick out (according to the instructions on the handout) skittles. Then have them interview one or more students based on the colors they’ve chosen. This can happen all at once or a question at a time, depending on how much of a brain break you need.
3.Check-up Letter – Have the students write a letter to you (you choose the length) as a brain break about once a quarter, letting you know how they are doing in the class, any questions they have, anything you need to know about their out of school life.
4.Post-it Notes – These are my favorite for getting to know kids. When they walk in the door or during class for a brain break, I have them fill out one of these questions and stick it to a place I’ve designated (mine is a board called Post-It Place):
a. What are you most excited about this weekend?
b. What exciting thing happened last weekend?
c. What are you most proud of lately?
d. What questions do you have about class?
5. Take a Lap – Seriously, sometimes I have bodily kinesthetic students who just need to take a lap and walk around the room. It gets their brains going and gets the ants out.
GIVE THESE 5 BRAIN BREAKS A TRY AND SEE HOW MUCH IT HELPS!
1. Cave Time – Have students sit under their desks or table with another student and discuss something from your lesson or a “favorite.” Just the simple act of sitting at another level helps them break up the mundane.
2.Skittles Interview – (HANDOUT) Have students pick out (according to the instructions on the handout) skittles. Then have them interview one or more students based on the colors they’ve chosen. This can happen all at once or a question at a time, depending on how much of a brain break you need.
3.Check-up Letter – Have the students write a letter to you (you choose the length) as a brain break about once a quarter, letting you know how they are doing in the class, any questions they have, anything you need to know about their out of school life.
4.Post-it Notes – These are my favorite for getting to know kids. When they walk in the door or during class for a brain break, I have them fill out one of these questions and stick it to a place I’ve designated (mine is a board called Post-It Place):
a. What are you most excited about this weekend?
b. What exciting thing happened last weekend?
c. What are you most proud of lately?
d. What questions do you have about class?
5. Take a Lap – Seriously, sometimes I have bodily kinesthetic students who just need to take a lap and walk around the room. It gets their brains going and gets the ants out.
Dear Classroom Teachers,
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Which student do you hope to have a classroom full of?
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Easy Brain Breaks to use in the class
7th - 12th: Karaoke Brain Break Videos: The Ultimate Holiday Collection Mingle, Mingle Group,
Human Knot, Do the Wave (just like at a ball game), Would you rather?
Pencil Jumps, Race in place, Pushup Line Up, Hand movement break
All Levels Macarena, Cupid Shuffle Song, Cha Cha Slide, Roll a Dice Brain Break, 26 Basic Brain Gym Moves,
Bal-a-Vis-X Exercises, Minute To Win It Doodle, Tic Tac Toe, Sign Language, Trivia Questions, Class story (pick topic)- each write a sentence , Concept Relays, Paper basketball, Snowball Fight, Hot Potato, Tic-Tic- Boom, Spelling Race, Magnetic darts , Happy Birthday Break
Human Knot, Do the Wave (just like at a ball game), Would you rather?
Pencil Jumps, Race in place, Pushup Line Up, Hand movement break
All Levels Macarena, Cupid Shuffle Song, Cha Cha Slide, Roll a Dice Brain Break, 26 Basic Brain Gym Moves,
Bal-a-Vis-X Exercises, Minute To Win It Doodle, Tic Tac Toe, Sign Language, Trivia Questions, Class story (pick topic)- each write a sentence , Concept Relays, Paper basketball, Snowball Fight, Hot Potato, Tic-Tic- Boom, Spelling Race, Magnetic darts , Happy Birthday Break
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