I love the movie Grease! I used to watch it quite often when I was younger. I thought it would be so cool to live in that time where drive-ins, jukeboxes, and poodle skirts were all the rage. I also love that the 50’s can easily be integrated into gross motor and brain break ideas. There were some pretty great gross motor things going on back then too. Think of sock hops and rock and roll! Here are some fun ways to get moving with 50’s themed gross motor and brain break ideas.
50’s Gross Motor and Brain Breaks
Poodle Skirts
Spin To Your Left, Spin To Your Right, Twist, Jump and Turn
Thunderbird Crusin’
Walk Heel To Toe, Skip, Gallop, Jump (Across A Room), Knee Walk, Walk Backward, Side Step, Cross Over Step – Left Lead, Cross Over Step – Right Lead, March, Crawl, Jump Backward (Across A Room)
Muscle Cars
Squat, Lunge, Heel Raise, Toe Raise, Sit-Ups, Wall Push-Ups, Big Marches, Run In Place
Sock Hop
Right To Left Foot Hops, Tiny Hops, Jumping Jacks, Star Jumps, Jump As Fast As You Can, Big Jumps, Right Foot Hop, Left Foot Hops
Rock and Roll
Forward Shoulder Rolls, Backward Shoulder Rolls, Forward Arm Circles, Backward Arm Circles, Forward Arm Rolls, Backward Arm Rolls, Side Arm Circles, Roll Side To Side
Jukebox
Hand Jive, Do The Twist, Jitterbug, Body Wiggles
50’s Party
Bubble Blowing (Deep Breathing), Hip Hula, Grease Your Hair
Roller Skate
Right Foot Balance, Left Foot Balance, Tandem Standing
50’s Themed Brain Break Cards
If you love the idea of 50’s brain breaks, and want them available at any time, I have a full set of 48 cards available in my Teachers Pay Teachers store for download. It can also be found in my shop on the blog. They are a fun and exciting way to get the kids moving. They are perfect to incorporate into stations, morning meetings, or as brain breaks. Make movement fun!
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