I’ve been lucky enough to visit New Orleans a few years ago. It’s an amazing city! I would love to someday get to visit New Orleans during Mardi Gras. I can’t even imagine! When I think of Mardi Gras I think of things like dancing, signing, parades, and movement. This kind of activity is perfect […]
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Basketball season is upon us! Today’s post is all about basketball themed brain break ideas. There are so many different basketball brain breaks that you can do with the basketball theme. These are perfect for your basketball lover, March Madness, ball skills, or the Final Four!
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We know that movement is essential to learning. We know that kids that are physically active perform better at school. Making brain breaks fun and available are important. Adding a theme to brain breaks can make them go with any unit you teach or student’s enjoy! Stepping away from the screen and doing a brain
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Well, there is no denying it if you walk into any store, the Holiday season is upon us. Christmas usually reminds me of shopping, cooking, and parties. The good news is that movement can easily be incorporated into a holiday or Christmas theme. During the very busy holiday season it is important to keep
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The focus around Thanksgiving is of course giving thanks, but also food. As much as I love food I always try to participate in some sort of physical activity to go with it. Most often, we participate in a local Walk For Hunger. Combining Thanksgiving with physical movement can be achieved for the kids too!
Halloween is a fun filled holiday full of candy, costumes, and parties. Halloween is also a great time to encourage movement in the classroom, home, or therapy. Adding a Halloween theme can make movement at Halloween fun for the kids. Movement is also perfect to add into a Halloween party or use Halloween themed brain breaks
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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.
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Pirates seem to be quite a popular theme with the kids that I’ve worked with in the schools. What I like about the pirate theme is that it is quite easy to incorporate into movement. Pirates search for treasure, sail on boats, walk the plank, read maps etc. All of which can be incorporated into movement
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Fire safety week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago fire. Fire prevention week has been observed Sunday through Saturday during which October 9th falls. Fire safety week begins on October 4th this year. This years theme is, every bedroom needs a working smoke alarm. While we are learning about fire safety and honoring our local fire
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Dinosaurs are the perfect way to incorporate gross motor movement into the day! There are fast dinosaurs, big dinosaurs, small dinosaurs, flying dinosaurs etc. Think of all of the possibilities when it comes to dinosaurs and gross motor movements. Dinosaur gross motor and brain break ideas are perfect to combine with a dinosaur unit in the
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I love fall. I am especially looking forward to the weather this year. At 8 months pregnant cool weather is much appreciated! One of my favorite activities to do with my family is go to the local pumpkin patch. My son loves to play and climb on the pumpkins. Pumpkins are the perfect them to
Fall is just around the corner. This year I’m SO looking forward to fall weather. Usually, I hate to bid summer goodbye, but the third trimester of pregnancy is begging for a little cooler weather. It also means the start of the school year. With the transition from summer to school brain breaks are a
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I truly love a western or cowboy theme. I don’t own a pair of cowboy boots or a hat (I really should), but deep down I’m a little bit country at heart. I’m even a big country music lover. Not only is it just plain cool, but a cowboy or western theme can easily be incorporated into brain
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Movement is a must, and competition is fun! I think a little competition is healthy, even if it’s just competing with yourself to do better. I also think it adds a little motivation. One of my favorite gross motor games to play is a gross motor version of Win It In A Minute! This game is
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I’ve always found that making things fun is the way to go. Whether that be in therapy or at home. I’m very much a “fun” exercise type person myself. I’d rather play an organized sport or game than run on the treadmill. I’m always trying to come up with new ideas to incorporate gross motor skills
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Fitness stations are a simple way to add movement to the day. Fitness stations are perfect for physical education but can also be incorporated into math centers, literacy center, or workshop set ups. This can add the much needed movement component to the day. The research is out there that kids need to move! Fitness
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Is there really anything more action packed than superheros? They jump, run, kick, and spin. The list could go on and on when it comes to superheros. With all the action superheros provide, they are perfect for incorporating gross motor into the day. The superhero hop is the perfect way to do this!
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In no time, football will already be starting! Do I even dare say that? Summer tends to go a bit too fast! I’ll admit, I will sit down and watch a football game. There aren’t too many other sports that I can sit through an entire game. Football is quite popular with some of my
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Superheros seem to be all the rage! I never realized how popular superheros were until I started working in the schools and all my kids loved them. Then I had my own child, and friends with children, and superheros continued to be the rage! I use superheros to incorporate movement into my therapy sessions. Both
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Who doesn’t love a circus theme? The circus theme makes it easy to incorporate gross motor and fine motor skills. What kid doesn’t love the idea of a circus or carnival? Implementing circus themed activities for kids into your gross motor or fine motor activities doesn’t have to be hard. Check out all of
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