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Brain Breaks are short, energising bursts of activity that boost blood flow, send oxygen to the brain, and help children retain information more effeciently!
Research has shown that Brain Breaks increase children and adults attention to a task and the amount of physical activity they get every day so it's a great strategy to use in schools as well as at home.
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Brain Break breathing exercises!
Breathing has to be the handiest tool we can gift children for their managing emotions toolkit, after all your breath goes everywhere with you! Teaching children to breathe provides them with a simple but effective strategy for slowing down, both mentally and physically, helping them to take notice of how they’re feeling and to relax or calm down in the face of overwhelming emotions.
Here are 8 breathing brain break flashcards that can be used as a prior-to-sleep relaxation activity or as a brain break exercise to refocus and re-fresh. These exercises are fun and relatable for children of all ages.
Here are 8 breathing brain break flashcards that can be used as a prior-to-sleep relaxation activity or as a brain break exercise to refocus and re-fresh. These exercises are fun and relatable for children of all ages.
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12 Brain Break Activities!
These teaching resources includes visually supportive flash cards with different brain break options. Just print, cut out and use for a brain break activity. Alternatively, you could choose and use from an electronic device.
Breaks include "pencil balance" - an activity where children balance their pencils on their index fingers and walk around the room - and "robots" - a game where children walk and talk like robots.These brain breaks are perfect for Primary school age children and can be used throughout the day.
Breaks include "pencil balance" - an activity where children balance their pencils on their index fingers and walk around the room - and "robots" - a game where children walk and talk like robots.These brain breaks are perfect for Primary school age children and can be used throughout the day.
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