Brain Break Corners

1. Break Brain Break Corners

2. What are Brain Breaks? • Simple exercises designed to equip the teacher with tools to manage the physiology and attention of the class. • Research shows that structured physical movement can enhance our readiness for learning.

3. What are Brain Breaks? • Physical movement increases the Oxygen in the blood stream and leads to improved concentration. • In addition, adding a movement or physical action to a learning point will help recall.

4. Why Brain Break Corners? • Help increase student focus • Keep students in the room • Allow children to self manage • Keep students in the room

5. What do I need to do? • Choose a place to locate posters • Set guidelines for use • Allow 2-3 trial visits per child • Monitor/observe students visits

6. Tracking Challenge 1

7. Tracking Challenge 2

8. Tracking Challenge 3

9. Crossing Over Challenge Front and then back

10. Balance your Brain

11. Balance your Brain 2

12. Balance your Brain 2

13. Bookmarks

14. Desk cards

15. Desk cards

16. Please do not disturb. Brain Break in progress.

17. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter associated with mood and movement.  It helps carry information.  Exercise is the best way to stimulate dopamine production.  Exercise helps the body produce the “feel-good” hormones called Endorphins.  When kids feel good, they will do better academically.

18. Brain Breaks Energize & Motivate Calm & Center Cross Over & Learn

19. Brain Break Corners tips/ideas… • Do the brain breaks as a class • Have seated choices available for students • Try a class brain break once a day (or 1 x week) • Cycle through one brain break per day/week • Use an Open/Closed sign or have times of day that the BBC can be used • Student select a “Brain Break of the Day” • Have a set number of visits per day or per child - • Limit the amount of time a child can (Use a timer or clock check in system) • Ask certain children to visit at least once by …

20. Break Brain Break Corners