Teach The Teacher by John Valavanis https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497 en-us 2024-08-13 01:44:31 UTC 2024-08-14 01:02:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Challenge johnvala747 https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073819796 A challenge may be timing


]]> 2024-08-13 02:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073819796 Idea johnvala747 https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073820075 Run a Kahoot in the middle of a double period

]]> 2024-08-13 02:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073820075 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073989432 Guess the number game

]]> 2024-08-13 06:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073989432 Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073989692 Re-focus after brain break

]]> 2024-08-13 06:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073989692 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073989709 Dice games that we played during the Term 2 PL day have been very popular amongst students

]]> 2024-08-13 06:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073989709 Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073989804 Having a range of different brain breaks so they don't get too repetitive

]]> 2024-08-13 06:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073989804 Silent ball https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990046 Get students to focus on the task after the brain break

]]> 2024-08-13 06:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990046 moveable demonstration https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990064 Instead of demonstrating the entire practical at the beginning, allow students to reach a stage and then use students to demo the next stage (peer teaching) no need for students to stop and come to the front but a change of pace

]]> 2024-08-13 06:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990064 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990108 Visual brain teasers

]]> 2024-08-13 06:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990108 Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990163 Getting all students engaged in the brain break

]]> 2024-08-13 06:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990163 Trivia Pac man https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990237 2024-08-13 06:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990237 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990498 10 Quick Questions (for Maths)

  • Can be topic specific or not!


]]> 2024-08-13 06:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990498 Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990650 Challenge: Getting Students to sit next to someone they don't talk to and actually complete a pair-related task!

]]> 2024-08-13 06:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990650 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990805 Instead of students sitting down taking notes, they have a scaffold and move around the room to find answers (which are print outs of a powerpoint)

]]> 2024-08-13 06:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990805 Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990866 The expectations from students that they are entitled to a brain break, without actually earning/working for it.

]]> 2024-08-13 06:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990866 Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990917 Bring the focus back after a brain break


]]> 2024-08-13 06:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990917 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990955 Art setting- brain break that is doing an observational (still-life) drawing on an object within the classroom


]]> 2024-08-13 06:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073990955 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073991257 Hangman is a classic!

]]> 2024-08-13 06:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073991257 Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073991533 Not wanting to interrupt the flow of the class...I find we need a brain break about 3/4 of the way through a double so a brain break becomes more of a finisher.

]]> 2024-08-13 06:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073991533 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073992209 Stretching!

]]> 2024-08-13 06:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073992209 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073992374 Silent Written Reflection

  • Ask your students to write a short paragraph about something (a topic, definition, process, etc.) that they learnt about either earlier that lesson or the previous lesson!


]]> 2024-08-13 06:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073992374 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073993210 Mindful colouring :)

]]> 2024-08-13 06:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073993210 Quizlet https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073993427 team quizlet is great for revising vocab, and puts students in mixed groups.

]]> 2024-08-13 06:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073993427 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073993623 Just dance-lower yr levels moreso

]]> 2024-08-13 06:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073993623 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073993740 TimeGuessr, GeoGuessr & other games

]]> 2024-08-13 06:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073993740 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073994285 Refocus by setting a timer... stagger the warnings and countdown last 10 seconds

]]> 2024-08-13 06:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073994285 Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073994317 Can undermine the lesson if you can't get them back on board.

]]> 2024-08-13 06:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073994317 Ideas https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073994493 Simple games such as fizz buzz/ 21/ binary standers etc.

Globle, wordle, numbers game etc projected on screen with students taking turns around the class


]]> 2024-08-13 06:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073994493 Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073994679 Refocus students after a brain break

]]> 2024-08-13 06:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073994679 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073995074 Going for a walk around the school.

]]> 2024-08-13 06:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073995074 Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073995110 Interrupting the flow of the lesson, certain students not taking it seriously and using their time inappropriately

]]> 2024-08-13 06:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073995110 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073995545 Students practice a move for 30 secs and then repeat later in the lesson or next lesson, with the aim to progress to the next move after mastering the previous one.

]]> 2024-08-13 06:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073995545 Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073995683 Students might regularly expect these when things get a 'bit' challenging. Can undermine working through challenge.

]]> 2024-08-13 06:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073995683 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073996279 Mini Trivia - guess the song

]]> 2024-08-13 06:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073996279 Idea sarahdia https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073997010 Simon says, or movement challenges like touching your nose while patting your head and then switching to something different on a keyword

]]> 2024-08-13 06:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073997010 Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073997664 With Year 12 classes, there is lots of content and skills to be taught. Sometimes a supposed '5min' brain break ends up taking a lot more time, and you end up just losing time in class.

]]> 2024-08-13 06:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073997664 https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073997939 Challenge

quick questions that relate to topic concepts taught in the week.

]]> 2024-08-13 06:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073997939 Idea sarahdia https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073998158 Puzzles like wordle, connections, etc. as a class

]]> 2024-08-13 06:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073998158 Re: Movable Demo https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073998197 Sounds great

]]> 2024-08-13 06:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073998197 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073998534 Giving students Quizizz as a tool for brain break for junior students.

]]> 2024-08-13 06:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073998534 https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073998691 Idea


Play who wants to be a millionaire using maths questions

]]> 2024-08-13 06:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073998691 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073999158 Ask students to draw a picture [5min task] that reflects what they have just learned.

]]> 2024-08-13 06:23:59 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073999158 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073999164 Counting game - the teacher starts by saying "one." After that, any student could say "two", and then another after that would say "three." The challenge of the game is that students cannot say the next number simultaneously. They cannot talk about who will go next. The aim is to see how high they can count without having two people saying the next number at the same time

]]> 2024-08-13 06:23:59 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3073999164 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074000877 Take kids out for a walk or just go outside to the courtyard for some fresh air and a stretch

]]> 2024-08-13 06:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074000877 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001339 Making and then playing a kahoot / blooket

]]> 2024-08-13 06:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001339 Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001435 Doing a wordle of the day as an entire class

]]> 2024-08-13 06:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001435 Idea sarahdia https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001467 Invisible pictures. Students are in pairs. One draws a picture in the air with their finger, their partner guesses what it is. Can be made easier by giving a theme/topic or left open.

]]> 2024-08-13 06:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001467 Mindful Brainbreaks https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001604

  • Wim hof breathing

  • Colouring

  • 5 sense scavenger hunt

  • Smiling minds

    • ]]>     2024-08-13 06:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001604     For an art lesson https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001629 Show and Tell

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001629     Using Lesson Starters https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001649 I use lesson starters as a brain awakening tool. Easy for Mathematics focus as I have many ideas, but they can be adapted to science.

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001649     Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001680 Running a beat the teacher 'lame jokes session' as part of the class. Plenty of students are not afraid to get up and have a go. Often they come to subsequent classes wanting to go first if a session is run.

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001680     Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001684 play silent ball, and allow students to make rules and add obstacles as they are eliminated


    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001684     5 mins zone-out using a timer on the projector https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001937 2024-08-13 06:26:14 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001937 Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001971 Ensuring you are able to get through the content in a year 11 or 12 class while also giving brain breaks

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074001971     Challange https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074002412 Getting students to reengage in their tasks when the brain break is meant to end

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074002412     Art https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074002537 Review progress and skills develpment

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074002537     https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074002725 Technical demon

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074002725     Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074002837 De brief work in progress

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074002837     Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074003050 Laptops. Temptation to open them, leads to a number of interruptions that are unnecessary.

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074003050     10-minute mindfulness https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074003107 help students to self regulate and start the day


    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074003107     Tricky/Brain teaser brain breaks https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074003209

  • Rebus puzzles

  • Riddle

  • Spot the difference

  • Kahoot

  • Quiz

    • ]]>     2024-08-13 06:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074003209     Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074003338 Could create a game focused on the content which acts also as a brain break/break from the task. For example a race around the room matching concepts together

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074003338     Corners https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074003488 Assign a card suit to each corner (hearts, diamonds etc). I put them on the board so they can see which suit is where. Students go to their chosen corner. Shuffle a deck of cards, giving a countdown from 5 seconds for them to get into a corner. Then I turn over a card and say, "goodbye to (eg) the hearts corner!" Anyone in that corner has to sit down, then everyone else has 5 seconds to choose a new corner. They HAVE to move. Keep going until you get one winner. Cards are great to organise groups, too.

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074003488     Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074003603 Listen to one song as a break, and sing along (karaoke) as a class

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074003603     Fun Friday https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074003922

  • Bamboozle

  • Kahoot

  • Heads down thumbs up

  • Silent ball

    • ]]>     2024-08-13 06:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074003922     Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074004023 Some students may become distracted or off task (sometimes even dangerous) on a brain break

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074004023     Art https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074004335 Visual diary free drawing

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074004335     Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074004576 Plan for brain breaks in your lesson planning, but be mindful that you may need to be flexible on timings in reaction to the pace and flow of your lesson

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074004576     Idea https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074004646 Play scattergories, using keywords linked to content being covered.

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074004646     Idea tri70 https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074004859 Dead fish

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074004859     Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074005166 time management when playing class games as well as behaviour management

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074005166     Challenge https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074006248 Some students might need additional brain breaks or something similar due to inclusion needs. How can I ensure that I can facilitate these while also maintaining focus and learning for other students in my class?

    ]]>     2024-08-13 06:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/johnvala747/u61fsdig2761v497/wish/3074006248