9 Brain Breaks That Teens Will Love
Students are still learning, even during brief breaks, which serve to help them decompress, refocus, and process new information.
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Go to My Saved Content.In middle and high school, incorporating mood-boosting, brain-stimulating attention breaks into lessons can head off student inattention, boredom, and fatigue at the pass. To find many more brain breaks designed especially for older students, read Paige Tutt鈥檚 article for 麻豆传媒入口 titled 鈥�17 Brain Breaks Tailored for High Schoolers.鈥� To learn more about the neuroscience behind brain breaks, see Dr. Judy Willis鈥檚 article 鈥�Using Brain Breaks to Restore Students鈥� Focus鈥� or Ethan R. Buch, Leonardo Claudino, Romain Quentin, Marlene B枚nstrup, and Leonardo G. Cohen鈥檚 .
To learn more about each of the breaks shown in the video, visit these sources:
- Think Outside the Box activity from , via X (formerly Twitter)
- Jigsaw Jumble activity from 鈥�,鈥� by Jenn Breisacher,
- Sequence of Exercises and Calming Break from 鈥�,鈥� by Stephanie Sanders,
- Balloon Toss from , via X
- Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament from
- Mysterious Image Game from , via X
- Tower of Terror Cup-Stacking Game from , via X
- Collaborative Class Story from , via X