Brain breaks for upper elementary

I decided to insert a few "surprise" videos sporadically throughout the presentation as a mini brain break for my students.

This collection of 15 brain games are perfect for kids in upper elementary and middle school classrooms. This games make kids think and plan in new and creative ways. Each game is low-prep and easy to implement. Check out this set of 15 kid-approved brain games perfect for the classroom!

Are you looking for some brain break activities or brain break ideas that will help recharge your elementary students? These 10 brain breaks for elementary students are great for helping to get students focused. I share mindfulness activities for kids as well as movement activities for kids. There are guided meditations and yoga for kids. These are great for indoor recess as well. Students can also use these in a calm down corner. They are a great classroom management tool.

We LOVE brain breaks in fifth grade. Maybe it’s because we work so hard, or more likely, because my class is full of social butterflies (including me!) Regardless, we love them. I searched th…

Check out this free list of brain breaks for kids that you can do in your upper elementary classroom. Refresh their brains with easy and fun brain breaks!

Try these fun brain break ideas the next time you have a free moment in class or feel your students starting to get antsy.

Two and a Crayon is sweeping classrooms by storm. With easy set up and high engagement, here's how the brain break works.

Brain breaks are so important for students of all ages! Find a description of 12 fun brain breaks and a link to a brain break freebie here! #brainbreaks #thirdgrade #fourthgrade #fifthgrade #secondgrade

I am ALL about getting kids to get up and move around in the classroom. Gone are the days when I was school, and we sat the whole day long except at recess and PE. Who else remembers those days? Research says students need to get up and move for every 30 minutes of instruction. […]

To start at the beginning of this book club with me: Buy the book Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids Read about Chapters 1 & 2 here Read about Chapters 3 & 4 here Read about Chapter 5 here Join the Official Book Study here The assignment for The Book Study for chapter 6 was to come up with 10-15 new variations of Class Yes, WBT's attention getter. Here is a list of my favorites from the participants of the book club: Class Meow, Yes Meow (reminds me of Super Troopers!!) Class a doobie…