BrainBreaks

 Elementary

Here is a nine-minute video about how to manage Brain Breaks in your classroom. It has good ideas on how to quickly transition and group students. Try searching Brain Breaks on YouTube for ideas and dance routines you can use with your students.

 http://www.minds-in-bloom.com/2012/04/20-three-minute-brain-breaks.html

Middle/High School Focus (6-12)

Energizing Brain Breaks Blog Videos is the start of something great.  For more terrific Brain Breaks, check out Energizing Brain Breaks and order it to support the author, David Sladkey 

• Quick 1-2 minute activities
• No preparation and no extra materials needed 
• Challenge the students’ brain by crossing the mid-line of their body, which helps both sides of their brain to engage
• Blog started in 2008 and contains over 40 videos of students performing Energizing Brain Breaks

• Toe Tapping Energizing Brain Break

• ABC/123 Energizing Brain Break
• Energizing Brain Break Crab
• Gotcha Energizing Brain Break and the DVD is Comin...
• ITSY BITSY SPIDER Energizing Brain Break for Stude...
• Blink Brain Break
• The Waiter Brain Break
• Guns and Roses Brain Break
• Elbow to Knee Taps Brain Break
• Finger Tips Brain Break
• Hand Shake #2 Energizing Brain Break

• Pretzel Stretch with your Fists
• Palm Tapping Energizing Brain Break
• Hand Shake # 1 that is a BRAIN BREAK
• I Bet You Can't Do This!
• Let it RAIN Brain Break
• Arm Wrap Brain Break
• Slap Count + Say 21 and Win Brain Break
• Inch Worm Brain Break
• "Twisted" Brain Break
• "FIVE" Brain Break
• T Stretch Brain Breaks
• Arm Stretch Energizing Brain Break
• Snowball
• Figure Eight Brain Break
• Thumb and Pinkie Brain Break
• Infinity Sign (Choir Director) Brain Break
• Different Arm Directions Brain Break

• Finger Aerobics Brain Break
• Say 21 and Win Brain Break
• The Wave Brain Break
• Paper Twirling Brain Break
• Slap Count Brain Break
• Hook Ups Brain Break
• Rocks, Paper, Scissors, MATH
• http://curriculum.austinisd.org/pe_health/resources/BrainBreaks/documents/14-activitybreaks_000.pdf
• http://www.minds-in-bloom.com/2012/04/20-three-minute-brain-breaks.html
• http://www.teachforever.com/2010/04/teachers-share-their-best-brain-breaks.html
• http://keepcalmandteachon.blogspot.com/2011/04/acitivity-sticks.html
• http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Would-You-Rather-Questions-for-Kids-52895 Play Would You Rather, but have it as a Get-Up-and-Move (GUM in Class) by having them move to a corner of the room based on their option choice. Have them prepare an explanation of their decision