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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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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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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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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