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Brain Break Activities with Instructions
PDF | 24 pages|Grades: F - 7Signs and posters with games to play with your class when they need a quick brain break!
Print out the brain break activity signs and stick them on a paddle pop stick. Use these signs to indicate to your students what activity they will be doing.
Use the posters with instructions to remind the students what the activity is.
Brain break activities include:
- topic talks,
- dance off,
- get in order,
- scissors paper rock,
- categories,
- open mic,
- heads and tails,
- celebrity heads,
- short film,
- heads down, thumbs up,
- story,
- buzz off,
- dead ants,
- musical statues,
- hot potato,
- silent ball,
- singing,
- simon says and
- bingo.
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Addition by Paul (Teach Starter) May 27th, 2021
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Absolutely fantastic! A great addition to my collection of resources. Thank you!
Shalini Mohanaraj · Sep 6th, 2014
I love this resource – as adults we know it’s good to take a break to re focus – these activities have been around forever but we forget to use them – kids respond to these games so well and the motivation and switch in attitude is amazing.
Sam Holtham · Jul 29th, 2014
No problem Tara!
· Nov 1st, 2013
Thank you for making my request!! They look wonderful 😀
· Oct 19th, 2013