Give me a break – a brain break! Kids need a chance to decompress after periods of intense focus. Help your students regroup and destress with these awesome brain breaks.

<h2>What Are Brain Breaks?</h2>“Brain breaks” are activities that give kids a chance to take a rest from whatever they’ve been actively concentrating on. Taking breaks can ease frustration, reduce stress, and improve focus.&nbsp;Brain breaks should include movement and heavy work activities to have a calming effect for students. They can also be an effective way to integrate a variety of sensory input into a student’s day.<h2>Brain Break Resources</h2>Check out these videos on brain breaks that can be done intermittently throughout the day and will help students refocus on their classwork.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVcQH8A634mauPrGbWs7QlQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jack Hartmann Kids Music Channel</a> This YouTube Channel has a variety of follow-along dance and movement songs with themes like food, animals, letters, and numbers. These videos are appropriate for the lower elementary grades.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cosmic Kids Yoga</a> This link includes many yoga videos made for kids with a variety of themes including Star Wars, Frozen, Pokemon, animals, fairies, and many more. There is something that would interest every student here. These videos are appropriate for all elementary-aged students.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/GoNoodleGames" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Go Noodle Get Moving YouTube Channel&nbsp;</a> This YouTube channel compiles many popular brain break videos from Go Noodle. There is a wide range of follow-along dance and movement videos. This channel has videos that are appropriate for all elementary-aged students.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLearningStation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Learning Station</a>&nbsp; This YouTube channel has a variety of follow-along educational dance and movement videos. These videos are appropriate for the lower elementary grades.&nbsp;<h2>Other Resources to Help Students Thrive</h2>Enjoy perusing these links for videos to help integrate brain breaks into your student’s day, whether it is at home or in the classroom. Don’t forget to check out our other helpful <a href="https://www.crosscountryeducation.com/blog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">resources for education professionals</a>!

Brain Breaks for Your Classroom