Brain Breaks: 36 Exercises for Focus/Calm in the Classroom, Home + Clinic

Description

Bring movement and focus back into your day with this set of 36 printable brain break activity cards! Perfect for classrooms, therapy clinics, or at home, each card features a simple movement designed to boost energy, reset attention, and reduce stress. Just print, laminate, and pop them on sticks or in a jar for an easy-to-use sensory and motor break option. Includes inclusive visuals and a wide variety of actions, from jumping jacks to yoga poses. These printable brain break activity cards help kids of all abilities regulate and refocus.

Printable brain break activity cards

It’s no secret that brain breaks have an important place in the classroom, clinic or at home.

Brain breaks are short activities that allow the child a mental break during the learning process. Some of the benefits of brain breaks include:

• Boosting blood flow and oxygen to the brain
• Assisting with information processing and retention
• Encouraging sense of community in the classroom environment
• Allowing opportunity for emotional and mental release and decreasing anxiety

You may recognize a few exercises in this resource from our Roll-A-Dice Brain Break packets! We’ve combined them with additional gross motor activities and formatted them for easy implementation. Once you’ve assembled them, simply have your students pull and complete these exercises as needed.