Brain Breaks Sampler

8/20/2019 Brain Breaks Sampler

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Washing MachineLazy Eights

Snap & Tap Think About ItPut your hands down to your sides. Snap

the fingers on your right hand one time.

Now quickly use your right hand to tap yourle shoulder. Repeat snapping-and-tapping

5 times. Now switch hands. Snap on the le

and tap your right shoulder. Can you switch

back and forth by snapping and tapping

once on each side?

Stand with your hands at your sides. Listen

to the the body parts I name and touch that

part with the OPPOSITE hand. “Le foot.”Touch your le foot with your right hand.

“Right ear ,” make sure you use your le hand

now. Continue with other parts. Examples:

right ankle, le knee, le shoulder, le arm,

right elbow, le hip, right leg, etc.

Look straight ahead and hold your body still.

Just by moving your eyes, follow my finger

in the air as I draw a horizontal figure eight

( ). Now use your right hand to draw your

own lazy 8 in the air. Start small and close to

your body. Gradually make it larger. Don’t

bump arms with anybody! Now switch hands

and repeat the process with the le hand.

Stand up straight with your arms at your

side. Relax your knees and begin to turn

your upper body from side to side so that

your arms swing out and around your body,

back and forth. Be careful not to get out of

control. Make sure you take deep breaths

as you spin. When the wash cycle is over,

shake yourself dry!


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Secret Handshake

Decide on a sneaky, secret handshake.Secretly choose 1 person to be the Jack

Frost. Have everyone walk around the

room shaking hands normally. If Jack Frost

gives you the secret handshake, freeze in

your spot. Jack Frost continues shaking

hands until someone figures out who it is.

Stand and stretch and bend in place until I

say “Statue of a ____!” Freeze in that shape

until I say “Stretch!” Then stretch and

bend again.

Examples: snowman, penguin, icicle, skier,

skater, snow shoveler, polar bear, snowy owl,

New Years baby, crackling fire place

Stretchy Statues

Tongue Out!Pretend you are catching snowflakes with

your tongue. Use your tongue to spell

these words in the air:snow icicle

Januarysnowboard miens

Time to Hibernate

Choose one student to be Old Man Winter.

The remaining students walk slowly aroundthe room like a woodland animal. Old Man

Winter comes around and taps each animal

and they immediately go into hibernation.

When Old Man Winter claps his hands,

everyone wakes up again.


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What do you call a small Valentine?

A Valentiny!

What did the farmer give his wife on

Valentine’s Day?

Hogs and kisses!

What did the stamp say to the envelope?

I’m stuck on you!

On Valentine’s Day, what does:

Mr. Bat say to Mrs. Bat?

I love hanging around with you!

Mr. Bear say to Mrs. Bear?

I love you beary much.

Mr. Whale say to Mrs. Whale

Whale you be mine?

Try out these tongue twisters. Can you saythem five times fast?

Vain Violet’s velvet valentine vanished.

King Kong kisses Queen Kate.

A cheeky chimp chucked cheap

chocolates.

Who do birds spend Valentines Day with?

Their tweet hearts!

Why do skunks celebrate Valentine’s Day?

They’re very scent-imental!

What do squirrels give each other on

Valentine’s Day?

Forget-me-nuts!

Riddles Riddles

Riddles Tongue Twisters


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In Like a LionCall out the words below in any order and

students do the corresponding action. Startslow at first and then go faster.

Lion: move to the front of the room

Lamb: move to the back of the room

wind: turn slowly in a circle

rain: walk on tip-toes

Call out the words below in any order andstudents do the corresponding action. Start

slow at first and then go faster.

shamrock: move to the right side of the room

rainbow: move to the le side of the room

gold: lean over and pick up pot of gold

leprechaun: put hands on hips

Erin Go Bragh

Hot PotatoChoose any object to be your “hot

potato”. Have the class sit in a circle. Play

some music while students start passingaround the “hot potato”. When the musicstops, whoever is holding the potato muststand up and do a leprechaun jig. Repeat

as many times as you like.

Hunt for GoldGet 2 objects, one smaller than the other.

Have the class sit in a circle. Start passing

the small object around the circle. This isthe gold. When he’s partway around the

circle, start passing the bigger object--the

leprechaun! When one person has both

objects at once, the leprechaun has found

the gold and the game is over.


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Choose 3 students to come to the front of

the room. Secretly tell them an object (for ex-

ample, a nest). Each student is allowed to say 2adjectives to describe the object. Then the

class guesses what was described. If no one

suggests the object, give the 3 kids one more

adjective each. The game is easier

if you list possible answers on the board.

Write a “big word” where everyone can see

it with the leers in mixed up order

(blossom, daffodil, hyacinth, galoshes,tadpole, umbrella, caterpillar, carnation).

Students suggest smaller words that can be

made from the leers. The goal is to make

as many words as possible. The game is

over when someone discovers the big word.

3 Describe 1 in 2 Spring Soup

I Like To, Do You?Mountain SpringArrange students in a line. Choose a

volunteer to be “it.” Start any object on one

end of the line (spring). Pick a category

appropriate for “it” (animals that fly,

shapes with 4 angles, etc.). Students

in line begin passing the object. “It” must

name 5 things that fit the category before

the object reaches the end of the spring.

Work with a partner. The first player says

something he/she likes to do in spring,

such as, “I like to jump in puddles, do you?”

The second player says, “I like to jump in

puddles and catch buerflies, do you?”

Continue taking turns and adding on new

activities until someone forgets the order.


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Heat Wave Bubbles!

Lemonade Stand Hook’s Handshake

Rub the palms of your hands together

quickly. Your hands should start to feel warm

from the friction. Put your warmed handson your face and feel the heat making your

face hot. Rub your hands till they’re warm

again. Put your hands on your legs. Keep

warming up until it feels like you’re out

in the bright sunshine.

Twist open a new bole of bubbles. Take

out the plastic wand. Slowly blow a big

bubble. Watch it float away. Now blow abunch of lile bubbles. Can you catch them

without popping them? Try catching them

on your hands. Can you blow bubbles and

catch them with your feet? How about your

head? Watch them all pop!

Pick up a lemon. Cut it open. Twist it as you

press it into the juicer. Keep going until

you’ve juiced 4 lemons. Pour the juice into a

pitcher. Now pick up the bag of sugar.

Careful--it’s heavy! Scoop out a big cupful

and pour it into the pitcher. Pour in some

water. Now stir it all together. Pour yourself

a tall glass and take a drink. Refreshing!

Curl the fingers of both hands into a hook

shape like you’re Captain Hook--with two

hooks! Hook your hands together. Now,

gently pull as though you were trying to

put them apart. Feel the stretch in your

arms, but don’t pull too hard! Relax your

hands and rest for a few seconds. Now try

pulling your hooked hands another time.


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Dem Bones!Spell the word skeleton using one of thebody parts listed below. Print or cursive.

Body parts:elbow

knee

ankle

shoulder

head



Swamped!Move (in place) like you are walking and you

stumble into a swamp. Your shoes fill with

water and your socks are squishy and wet.You slowly li your legs but each step yourfeet are sinking deeper and deeper. Reach

up and grab a tree branch. Slowly pullyourself up onto the dry land. Run away

before you slip again!


Creaking FloorsMove (in place) like you are opening thedoor of a haunted house. You struggle to

push open the heavy door. Shuffle your feetnervously across the dusty floor. Pull awaythe cobwebs on the staircase. Each stair

creaks as you slowly climb to the top. Whatwas that sound? Look le! Look right! Run

back down the stairs! Slam the front door!

Mad ScientistDecide on a sneaky, secret handshake.

Choose one person to be the mad scientist.Have everyone walk around the room

shaking hands. If the mad scientist gives youthe secret handshake, you turn into a (silent)

Frankenstein. The mad scientist continuesturning students into monsters until

someone figures out who it is.


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Fact or Opinion?Stand up. Listen to each statement. If it is

fact, move to the le side of the room. If it is

opinion, move to the right side of the room.• Pumpkin is the best kind of pie. (opinion)

• You should always have whipped

cream on your pie. (opinion)

• There are about 2,000 calories in an

8 inch pumpkin pie. (fact)




fact, move to the back of the room. If it is

opinion, move to the front of the room.

• A female turkey is called a hen. (fact)

• Turkeys are beautiful animals. (opinion)

• Only male turkeys gobble. (fact)



fact, move to the le side of the room. If it is

opinion, move to the right side of the room.

• The first Thanksgiving was in Plymouth,

Massachuses. (fact)

• The first Thanksgiving was fun. (opinion)

•

The first Thanksgiving was in 1621. (fact)


fact, move to the back of the room. If it is

opinion, move to the front of the room.

• The Macy’s Thanksgiving parade is

the best part of the holiday. (opinion)

• The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

happens every year in New York City. (fact)

• The parade route is 2.5 miles long. (fact)


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Santa Says

Loading the Sleigh Calming Cocoa

Rudolph RequestsListen to Santa. Say “Santa says...” before

each command.

Examples:Tap your right knee with your le hand.

Touch your le ankle with your right hand.

Li your le knee and your right arm.

Touch your right heel to your le knee.

Twirl your right foot counterclockwise.

Listen to Rudolph. Say “Rudolph requests...”

before each command.

Examples:Toss a snowball over your right shoulder.

Draw a figure 8 in the air.

Li your right knee and your le ear.

Touch your le hip with your right elbow.

Cross your feet and jump to uncross.

You need to help load Santa’s sleigh. Squatdown to your le and pick up a large, heavy

gi. Turn to your right and set it into the

sleigh. Be careful! These presents are

very heavy. Continue liing presents into

the sleigh until you’ve lied ten boxes.

Pretend you are standing at the stove

stirring a big pot of hot chocolate. The liquid

is hot and bubbly. Use a large spoon to

slowly stir. Stir with the other hand now.

Feel the warm steam on your face. Take in a

big, deep breath. Mmmm. Spoon some into

your cup. Sprinkle some marshmallows on

top. Now take a big drink. Yum!

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