https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks Here are some brain breaks that I've found super helpful. Feel free to add to this list!! en-us 2022-02-06 23:12:07 UTC 2025-05-27 14:33:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9e0.png brandistaples https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2031921469 This channel has some fun exercise videos that really get the kids moving and get their energy out]]> 2022-02-06 23:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2031921469 brandistaples https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2031937896 I love BrainPOP, their videos are a lot of fun. They even have SEL stuff like this]]> 2022-02-06 23:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2031937896 brandistaples https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2031939719 Video like this are good for focusing their energy when you need them calm]]> 2022-02-06 23:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2031939719 brandistaples https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2031940524 Actively teaching them destressing skills is so important]]> 2022-02-06 23:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2031940524 brandistaples https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032054750 Heads Up Seven Up
This or that
Freeze dance
Rub your Head, Pat your Belly!
I'm thinking of a..(number, animal, color)
Let them color for five minutes]]> 2022-02-07 01:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032054750 brandistaples https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032060350 GoNoodle has a TON of fun brain break videos. And it's free to sign up.]]> 2022-02-07 01:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032060350 brandistaples https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032089343 Test your kids attentiveness and refocus their attention spans with this awesome brain break Line Up! The key to the game is to get your group of kids to line up in an order they have just been given. For example, you could get them to line up in descending order in terms of their height. Keep changing it up and see how quickly they can arrange themselves and whether they can do it correctly. Other good criteria include hair length, age, alphabetical via middle names and anything else you can think to add. A way to up the ante on this is to have them do it without talking to each other.]]> 2022-02-07 02:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032089343 brandistaples https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032090810 Get your kids to stand up and take a position behind their chair. Call-out a specific trait. Everyone who shares that trait in common must swap places. For example, everyone with curly hair must trade places! Or, everyone who rides a bicycle must trade places! If they do not have that trait, they must remain where they are. Try and mix it up and come up with lots of different and fun traits. It’s a great way for you to get to know your kids a bit better. It’s also a great way for kids to find shared common interests.]]> 2022-02-07 02:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032090810 brandistaples https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032102697 This is one of my students' and I personal favorites. So the point of the game is to toss the ball around the room (I use a small soft football I got at the dollar store) without speaking to the person you're throwing it to or anyone else, if you don't catch it, you're out. You can circle up or I let the kids sit on the desks. This game requires nonverbal communication and concentration, so I'd save it for at least third grade and up. 
I set ground rules: you have to have eye contact with the person you're throwing to, no headshots, bad throws get the person who threw it out, and any argument breaks the silence and gets you out as well. 
You can add extra rules as more kids get out to make it interesting, such as, no pass backs, you have to clap before you catch it, or you can't hold the ball for more than five seconds.]]> 2022-02-07 02:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032102697 brandistaples https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032104122 Simple but incredibly fun, Keep it Up requires you have in your possession a beach ball. All you have to do is get the kids to throw the beach ball around the room without it hitting the floor. It sounds overly simplistic but this is an excellent game for controlling and maintaining concentration levels, as well as hand-eye coordination. It’s also so easy and accessible that any kid can get involved.]]> 2022-02-07 02:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032104122 brandistaples https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032106230 Make space if there isn’t already and formulate a line down the middle of the area you are in. You could do this with easy to remove tape or just a row of chairs. Split your group of kids into two different teams and position them on each side of the line. Give them equipment to throw on to each others side of the room. It goes without saying, but nothing too big or dangerous! The aim of the game for the kids is to keep their side of the room tidy by throwing stuff to the other groups side. Once you’ve called time, whoever has the cleanest side of the room wins!]]> 2022-02-07 02:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032106230 brandistaples https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032108036 In this simple but very fun game, kids are encouraged to partake in five different physical activities in descending order. For example, you could get them to do 5 jumping jacks, 4 star jumps, three sit ups, two hops and one hand clap. Mix it up and think lots of different activities you can do. Encourage activities that can be performed collaboratively as well to further add to the benefits of this brain break.]]> 2022-02-07 02:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brandistaples/brainbreaks/wish/2032108036