Brain "Breaks"
Brain "Breaks" are activities designed to provide a change of pace and a chance to move when children have been sitting for extended periods of time. I put "breaks" in quotations because these activities actually energize the brain rather than give it a rest. We could call them Brain Boosters or maybe even Butt Breaks, but Brain Breaks is the generally accepted term. So, let's think of it as a break from sitting during which the brain is intensely engaged.
Many of the activities on this website can serve as Brain Breaks. Here are some of my favorite links to more:
Edutopia -- Energy and Calm: Brain Breaks and Focused-Attention Practices
Minds in Bloom--20 Three Minute Brain Breaks
The Happy Teacher--Brain Breaks!
Many of the activities on this website can serve as Brain Breaks. Here are some of my favorite links to more:
Edutopia -- Energy and Calm: Brain Breaks and Focused-Attention Practices
Minds in Bloom--20 Three Minute Brain Breaks
The Happy Teacher--Brain Breaks!