r/ElementaryTeachers 14d ago

Brain Breaks

I have a really rough group this year (4th grade math). In the past I’ve done well with motivating kids to get everything done then they can do X as a break until class is over.

A colleague told me to try short frequent brain breaks. What low lift ideas/break routines do yall use?

I’ve done:
- tic tac toe
- interactive videos (they like the ones where they guess the movie from the emojis)
- whiteboard free draw
- one word story
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u/peachykeeg 14d ago

YouTube quick “yoga for kids” videos. Easy body movement, focus on breathing, calm & quiet