Throughout my long-term substitute jobs, I have discovered the magic of brain breaks. As soon as I started to see more and more wiggles on the carpet or eyes start to wander around instead of paying attention, I would stop what I was doing and make time for a brain break. In the past I have just had the students get up and follow my lead on some jumping jacks or Simon Says. Since I will have my own classroom this year, I have put together a compilation for myself of good brain break videos that will get those wiggles out. (It also gives the teacher a 2-3 minute break to recollect and refocus.)
I am planning on embedding the videos on a separate file for my Smartboard so they are easily (and quickly) accessible.
Happy Thursday! :)
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