• Physical Activity Breaks

  • Our bodies are made to move and it’s extremely important for our students to have physical activity breaks throughout the day. Movement instantly improves blood flow throughout the body, helping our brain and body to function better. Research shows that physical activity creates better learners, improved brain function, higher retention of material, and several other benefits for a student’s brain functioning.

    Physical activity not only improves our brain function, but also improves concentration, cuts down on off-task behaviors, and helps kids focus on learning following activity both in the classroom and inside of schools. Lastly, movement promotes better overall health and the many benefits that come with participating in physical activity throughout the day.

Fun Brain Breaks for Kids

Provides fun, interactive, and sometimes goofy movement breaks. Includes both one-click videos and YouTube channels to explore more fun.

Exercise and Fitness Brain Breaks

Provides exercise and fitness video brain breaks that are great for all ages. Functional fitness is a go to for secondary students!

Yoga & Stretching Brain Breaks

Provides one-click video brain breaks, websites, YouTube channels, & resources that address yoga & stretching. Great for all ages!

Dance & Music Brain Breaks

Provides fun "go to" video dance breaks from beginner to advanced with both one-click videos and YouTube channels dedicated to dance, movement, and music!

Brain Break Websites & YouTube Channels

Provides a plethora of brain break websites and YouTube Channels that can provide you quick access to a variety of different activities for your students!

Examples, Ideas, & Printable Brain Breaks

Provides Ideas, examples, and printable activities to provide your students a brain break. Examples include, content integration, games, scavenger hunts, and much more!

Workouts for Kids, Families, & Adults

Provides workouts that can be completed in brain break segments or anytime as a whole (family workouts work well for the any age, while the workout section works well for older kids)

Virtual Calming Rooms & Mindfulness

Provides several calming activities for each grade band to include brain breaks, mindfulness activities, puzzles and games, and much more

  • Evidence-based research done by Dr. Chuck Hillman (shown above), Dr. John Medina, Dr. John Ratey, and multiple others throughEvidence-based research done by Dr. Chuck Hillman (shown to the right), Dr. John Medina, Dr. John Ratey, and multiple others throughout the field have proven that physical activity before learning and assessment promotes various beneficial factors for the brain, a person's cognition, retention, attention, concentration, problem solving, and much more

     

    What does physical activity do for us?

    Why is it so important?

  • Academic Benefits:

    • Higher academic performance
    • Ability to concentrate 
    • Memory (higher retention)
    • Overall cognitive performance
    • Promotes the growth of new brain cells

    Behavioral Benefits:

    • Helps focus and stay on-task
    • Lessens off-task behaviors, such as disruptions from learning
    • Fewer disciplinary incident
    • More attentive
    • Improved mood

    Health Benefits:

    • Improves physical fitness and overall health
    • Improves the immune system and lessens the chance of getting sick
    • Reduces the risk of certain diseases 
    • Lessens stress & anxiety
    • Improves mental/emotional health

    Learning Environment Benefits:

    • Supports and improves learning environment for all students
    • Physical activity is a natural medication to help relieve stress and anxiety
    • Physical activity breaks have been shown to effectively help students with ADHD
    • Physical activity breaks have been shown to effectively help students with autism
    • Physical activity breaks have been proven to improve our moods and mental health immediately following activity