Give Your Classroom a Brain Break!
- Gabrielle Fischer Posted On Sep 1, 2017 | STEM
Get Moving
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- Instant Recess is designed to improve health and learning by Central Michigan University. These carefully developed 10-minute physical activity breaks can be done in the classroom as well as all-school activities at designated times.
- Energizers are 10-minute classroom-based physical activities that integrate into academic concepts and can be used by elementary teachers to provide physical activity to students. They were developed as part of the North Carolina State Board of Education's Healthy Active Children Policy.
- TAKE 10! ® is a classroom-based physical activity program for kindergarten to fifth grade students. The 10-minute curriculum integrates academic learning objectives (in language arts, math, social studies, science and health) with movement.
Tips for Engagement
![Teacher Giving Kids a Break](https://www.learningresources.com/media/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ThinkstockPhotos-544354130.jpg)
- Share physical break ideas – give each child a turn to be the Brain Break leader, and come up with fun or silly ideas for 5 minutes of ‘crazy time’ to let off steam
- Check out these fun & easy ideas in our blog
- Integrate learning activities into the breaks. Likewise, get moving even when you’re focused on academics. For example, teach them the basics of coding while they step, hop, and turn.
- Send them on a scavenger hunt! You can create your own, or try this adorable See ‘n Snap Picture Hunt that also teaches matching skills!
- Set goals while looking at recommended activity. Kids should get 60 minutes of physical activity daily, while screen time should be limited to no more than two hours per day (this includes TV, gaming, mobile phones, and computer time).
Mix it up
![Group Of Children Taking Break](https://www.learningresources.com/media/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ThinkstockPhotos-477717472.jpg)