Brain+Breaks

A Brain Break is a time to get energized, get focused, or calm down at any time during the day. It doesn't mean we are turning our brains off; It means we exercise them in a different way. Most brain breaks last from one to three minutes. A lot of different activities can be brain breaks.

Here are some types of brain breaks we do together in class: Silent follow-the-leader stretching routine Jump around for one minute and calculate our heart rates before and after Brain Dance (A specific sequence of movements. Learn more at @http://creativedance.org/about/braindance/ ) Rest your head, close your eyes, and raise your hand when you think one minute has passed (estimating time) Jammin' Minute ( @http://www.jamschoolprogram.com/ ) Dance party! (The videos below are used for dance parties.)

ABC (Just Dance Jackson 5 cover)

All Star

Animals Jumping on Trampolines to "Jump Around"

Best Day of My Life

Cha Cha Slide

Chinese morning song by Crowd Lu

Despicable Me

Dinosaur Stomp

E Eats Everything

"Electric City" (Wyclef Jean)

"Everybody Dance Now" (hoops)

Everybody Dance Now (Just Dance)

"Everybody Dance Now" (Slugs)

Flight of the Bumblebee by Infinitus (beatboxing string trio)

Ghostbusters (Just Dance)

Go for G

Good Morning

Gummy Bear Song

Hamster Dance Song

Happy (Just Dance)

Happy by Pharrell Williams (kids dancing)

I Like to Move It (Just Dance)

"I Like to Move It" (Madagascar)

I'm Elmo and I Know it

Kung Fu Fighting

Mario Dance Video

Rise Up Yves LaRock (jump roping)

"The Sid Shuffle" (Ice Age)

Shout (Just Dance)

Squirrels in my Pants

Water Bear Don't Care

What Does the Fox Say?

What Does the Fox Say? (Just Dance)

Who Let the Dogs Out? (Just Dance workout)

White Knuckles (OK Go with friends)

Zumba Kids (Zumba Fitness)

Zumba Kids Quiero Aprender