Wondering if you should be adding in more brain breaks to your days with your students?
Think of brain breaks as super important timeouts for our little ones in elementary school. They’re not just about taking a break – they’re like power-ups for our students!
These short breaks do more than give a breather from lessons; they actually help our kids think better, feel happier, and make the whole classroom experience way more awesome.
In elementary, every day is a mix of excitement and learning, throwing in brain breaks is like adding a secret ingredient to help our little learners grow and have a blast.
What is a brain break?
Brain Breaks are short activities that help energize your students. They last about 1 to 5 minutes. They require no or little prep and help send oxygen to the brain to help students retain information.
Looking for brain break activities? I have you covered!
There are many things you can do like getting some physical activity, watching a short video on YouTube, taking a dance break, playing a game, or making a craft. One of my favorite brain break activities is coloring!
If you are looking for some high-quality coloring sheets that will keep your students occupied, these are perfect for you.
Dinosaur Coloring Pages
These dino coloring pages make great discussion starters and writing prompts!
Unicorn Coloring Pages
These unicorn coloring pages are the perfect magical break from learning.
Winter Coloring Pages
These help keep students and you calm and make great wall decorations!
For even more brain break fun, you can check out this brain break activity resource!
This is my favorite collection of 48 different Brain Breaks. These task cards can be used as transitions, breaks during an activity, something to raise or lower the energy of the group, team-building activities, and so much more!
What’s included?
• 48 Printable Task Cards in Black and White (4 per page) PDF
• 48 Printable Task Cards in Color (4 per page) PDF
• 48 Printable 8×10 Cards in Color (1 per page) PDF
• 48 Goofle Slides in Color for Digital Displays or Sharing at a Distance
• 2 Editable Slides to Create Your Own Brain Breaks (Google link digital option provided in the PDF)
Place them on a ring, on popsicle sticks, or in a crayon box for easy storage!
Use the Google Slides in presentation mode to randomly pick a brain break.
Looking for more classroom management tips, check out my post here!