Saturday, February 23, 2019

Brain Breaks



Sometimes the kids are tired and their brain, too. They need a break. So there is a technique called BRAIN BREAK. A brain break is a short mental break that is taken during regular intervals during classroom instruction, this is a physical activity that can be matched with music.
 This tool can help kids to get focus and keep calm. As we all know, kids have a ton of expendable energy and it can often present itself at inopportune times. So a brain break might be beneficial for you to regain control while also re-focusing the kids’ minds and sense of clarity.

WHAT ACTIVITIES CAN WE DO?


There are many activities that you can do in 5 or 10 minutes, for example some of the activities that I usually do:
·     Simon says is a classic game that gets students up and moving. It's also a game that you can end after one minute or five minutes. It’s so useful to review the verbs.
·  The song Head, shoulder, knees and toes is another classic that everybody likes and enjoy.
·    Choo choo train. The students make a line, play some music and ask them to move when the music stars and get freeze when the music stops. They move with the rhythm, they learn to listen and follow instructions, and they enjoy it!!!
·    Have a three minute dance party. Put students favorite song and allow students to dance, stop the music and ask them to get freeze. Play the music again and ask them to  dance or do another action.
This activities can be performed from around 5 to 20 minutes.


TO GET MORE IDEAS!!!



And if you want to move like a penguin at the rhythm of the music, this is  a nice video for you:
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3 comments:

  1. Iven March 7, 2019 at 7:09 PM

    I think mental breaks are important when we are teaching, depending on the group, the age and other factors we can implement different kinds of activities, in my case I work with adults so the brain breaks I apply are mostly small talks or a Brain Gym activity. I have seen that after an activity like this students are more conscious of what they are doing and the proficiency is better. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Ale ValenciaMarch 16, 2019 at 11:52 PM

    I agree with you, sometimes our brain needs a break from the activities we are doing or even the routines. If you play five minutes with your students with some brain-gym activities, they focus more on the class and working. If it is difficult for us adults when we have to sit down for long periods of time, I can not imagine how hard I might be for a little kid.
    Therefore, we can help them, and help us with the discipline of our class, applying this types of activities. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. AlmiitaApril 13, 2019 at 8:07 PM

    Of course!!! Very recommendable, in my opinion it is totally necessary no matter the age or the level in which we work, a breath for our brain is essential, to be able to continue in the work that is being done.
    In this way it is more feasible to achieve the class objective. You can get the attention again if they are start loosing the focus on class. Excellent way to re-start, is something like a reset for them.

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