Energizing Brain Breaks
- David Sladkey - Naperville Central High School, IL
The fastest way to keep your students engaged
It's an all too familiar sight: that glazed look in your students' eyes. They've been sitting or listening for too long. What they need is an Energizing Brain Break—a quick physical and mental challenge that's like hitting the refresh button on your computer, but for your students.
This practical full-color flip book contains 50 highly effective, classroom-tested brain breaks that you can put to immediate use across the grades. No preparation or supplies are required; just one to two minutes of your time when you see a need. You'll find pictures, directions, and online videos for activities such as:
- Slap Count Letters: students alternate slapping each other's hands while spelling a word
- Rock, Paper, Scissors, Math: partners reveal a certain number of fingers to each other, and the first person to add them together wins
- Bizz-Buzz: groups of students count from 1 to 40 using a combination of numbers and words
There's no better way to help students remain sharp and alert, reenergized to take on the next task of learning!
Also available in these versions for free with your purchase: Videos, PowerPoint, SmartBoard.
Trim size: 4.25 x 5.5
Free resources
Webinar: Move & Learn
Quick physical and mental activities are perfect for transitions and help learners re-focus and refresh. In this exciting webinar, authors David Sladkey and Scott Miller share the surprising effects of incorporating movement in the classroom, plus ready-to-go Brain Breaks that you can use with your students.
Hook Ups Brain Break
In this activity from Energizing Brain Breaks, one partner twists another partner's arms so that his/her brain really has to think to decide what finger to move.
Paper Twirling Brain Break
In this activity from Energizing Brain Breaks, each student moves a piece of paper around his/her waist without grabbing it. (K-12)
Different Direction Circles (thumbs) Brain Break
In this activity from Energizing Brain Breaks, students move their thumbs in different directions at the same time, which forces the brain to think two things at the same time. (K-12)
