Energizer | Energizing Brain Breaks by David Sladkey

David Sladkey - Naperville Central High School, IL.

The fastest way to keep your students engaged.

It's an all too familiar sight: that glazed look in your students' eyes. They've been sitting or listening for too long. What they need is an energizing brain break—a quick physical and mental challenge that's like hitting the refresh button on your computer, but for your students.

This practical full-color flip book contains 50 highly effective, classroom-tested brain breaks that you can put to immediate use across the grades. No preparation or supplies are required; just one to two minutes of your time when you see a need. You'll find pictures, directions, and online videos for activities such as:

- Slap Count Letters: students alternate slapping each other's hands while spelling a word
- Rock, Paper, Scissors, Math: partners reveal a certain number of fingers to each other, and the first person to add them together wins
- Bizz-Buzz: groups of students count from 1 to 40 using a combination of numbers and words

There's no better way to help students remain sharp and alert, reenergized to take on the next task of learning!

Also available in these versions for free with your purchase: Videos, PowerPoint, and SmartBoard.

Trim size: 4.25 x 5.5

Contents

- Part I: Individual Activities
Arm Stretch
Arm Wrap
Choir Director
Different Direction Circles (Index Fingers)
Different Direction Circles (Thumbs)
Ear and Nose Switch
Elbow to Knee Stretch
Elbow to Knee Tap Patterns
Figure Eights
Finger Aerobics Patterns
Finger Aerobics Ripple
Finger Tips
I Bet You Can’t Do This
Inch Worm Stretch
Lap Tap
Palm Tapping
Paper Twirling
Pretzel Outline (Index Fingers)
Pretzel Stretch (Fists)
Right On Left Balance
T Stretch
Thumb and Pinkie
Touch Your Fingers Behind Your Back
Twisted
X Bob and Wiggle

- Part II: Partner Brain Breaks
Bizz Buzz
Five
Hand Shake #1
Hand Shake #2
Hook Ups
Letter Spots
Number Spots (Addition)
Number Spots (Multiplication)
Rock, Paper, Scissors (Math Addition)
Rock, Paper, Scissors (Math Multiplication)
Rock, Paper, Scissors (Math Negative)
Say 21 and Win
Slap Count and Say 21 and Win
Slap Count Letters
Slap Count Numbers (Going Down)
Slap Count Numbers (Going Up)
Ten
Thumb War or Peace

- Part III: Group Brain Breaks
Gotcha
Let it Rain
Passing out Papers
Snowball
Wave Clapping Patterns
Wave Motion
X’s and O’s