What is your favorite Brain Break? With focus low and firsties in need for help staying engaged I work Brain Breaks into my lesson plans. Our favorites can be found on Go Noodle! We find content related breaks, mindful minutes, even rainy day recess resources. Check out
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One of my favorite albeit a little longer, is cosmic kids yoga. It’s about 30 minutes start to finish, but perfect for inside recess or just an occasional reset. I taught kindergarten and they were just mesmerized by her accent!

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@Brandi This sounds like a great way to start the way as well! I will look it up! Thanks for sharing. 🫶🏽

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For indoor recess or when we need a serious movement break: Danny Go! or Coach Corey Martin or Just Dance.

For a more calming break: Yoga Guppy

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If you are ever looking for a calm brain break we love OK Go videos!

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I have a rotating schedule for the students. I tell them that they have to come up with a brain break that is 3-5 minutes long. This way the students are in charge. We also develop skills dealing with hiccups like it not going well and it wasn’t the best. It helps build leadership and planning.I also participate in the activity to get some “class cred”. I

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I subscribe to a service called Heidi Songs and she offers lots of brain breaks that are still educational. Other sites I’ve used in the past offered materials that were to mature for my K students, but Heidi Songs is always appropriate and full of great brain breaks that have students crossing the midline while taking a break from learning new content.

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