Miss Rachaels

Brain Break Cards

Thanks so much for choosing my break break cards! I pray they are a blessing to you and your
classroom.
On the following pages, you will nd 60 yes 60! unique brain breaks to print and use.
There is also a sheet of blank templates to add your own, if you wish!
Whenever you are losing aDenEon, transiEoning between acEviEes, or just need a moment to
refocus, grab a brain break card and have a liDle fun!
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Row Row
Your Boat

5-4-3-2-1

Row your boat with a
partner dont forget
to scream!

2012
Rachael
Hardie

Robot
Dancing

Lets see your best
robot moves for 60
seconds the clock is
on!

Six
Corners

Do: 5 starjumps,
4 push ups,
3 burpees,
2 squats and
give a friend 1 high
ve.

Place numbers in 6 corners

of the room. Students choose
a spot, then teacher rolls a
dice. Students at the spot
number rolled return to
seats. Repeat.

Seat
Swapping

Mingle
Jingle

Teacher calls out a
trait everyone who
has that trait must
swap seats with each
other! Others stay
sMll.

Walk around whispering,

Mingle, mingle. Teacher
calls out a number. Students
group in that amount.
Wrong number?
Youre out.

Beach Ball
Bounce

Simon
Says

Students must keep
an inated beach ball
o the ground for as
long as possible!

Would you
rather ?

Follow the
instrucMons Simon
gives you.

Teacher calls out two

Would you rather
opMons. Students move to
each side of the room based
on their choice. Ask each
other Why?

Plates

Line Up

2012
Rachael
Hardie

Find it
Fast

Teacher calls out a colour or

trait. Students must nd an
object in the room with that
as quick as they can and
touch it.

Walk around the
room while balancing
a paper plate on your
head. Now try it
backwards!

Make a single line in order

of: height, or age, or hair
length, or alphabeMcally.
Now try doing it without
talking!

Jump
Counting

Forget skip counMng
jump for each
number as you count
in 2s, 5s, and 10s.

Air
Pictionary

Make 2 teams, Choose a

drawer for each. Drawers
must draw a teacher-given
object in the air and teams
must guess what it is.
Quickest guess wins.

Heads or
Tails

Students guess either heads

or tails. Teacher ips the coin
all those who guessed
wrong are out!

2012
Rachael
Hardie

Head,
Tummy,
Jump!

Rub your head while you

pat your tummy. Now
swap! SMll too easy? Try
jumping or hopping while
you rub and pat!

Hocus
Focus

Sit on your chair and

make circles with your
right foot. Follow the
teachers instrucMons to
point to dierent items
in the room, or write
words in the air.

Heads Down,
Thumbs Up

4 kids are up. All others put

heads on their desk with
their thumbs up in front.
Those up each tap one set
of thumbs. All heads up,
those tapped try to guess
who got them.

Eye
Exercises

Soldiers
Recite!

Following teacher direcMons,
look le`, right, up and
down for 5 seconds each.
Mix it up
and repeat!

March in place while:
Saying ABCs
Skip counMng
Saying mulMplicaMon
tables

2012
Rachael
Hardie

Exercise
Dice Roll

Choose an exercise you can

do in your room. Roll the dice
and everyone does that
number of the chosen
exercise!

Finger
Clapping

Call out one! and clap with

one nger on each hand.
Then Two! and clap with
two ngers all the way up
to ve. Now go back
down to zero.

Crossover

Teacher instructs students

for le`-right crossover
movement. E.g. touch your
right hand/foot/knee/etc. to
your le` ear/rib/elbow/
wrist/etc.

Categories

Choose a topic. Going

around the room, each
person must say a word that
ts into the topic but no
repeaMng!

Dance
Party

Put on a song and
show us your best
dance moves!

Pass
me five

Teacher high ves the

student closest them. This
student passes it to another,
then takes their seat, and so
on. Last one returns it
to the teacher.

2012
Rachael
Hardie

Limbo

Hold a sMck up. Students
must get under without
touching it. Move the sMck
progressively lower unMl you
have one winner!

Pop
Counting!

In a circle, go around skip

counMng each saying a
number. On the skip count
number, the student says
pop! E.g. 3s one, two,
pop! four, ve, pop!

Star Jumps

Who can do the most in 30

seconds? What about 60
seconds?

Shoulder
to Shoulder

With a partner, students

match what the teacher calls
out. Hand to head! Knee
to knee! Elbow to foot!

Air Guitar

Air Band

To the rockin music,
show us your
greatest air guitar
moves!

Chinese
Whispers

Also known as Telephone. In

a line, whisper a message to
one person at a Mme down
the line. Last one says the
line aloud to see how
close it was to the
original!

Form a group of ve
or six, give everyone
an instrument and
judge which is the
best air band!

Mexican
Wave

Do a Mexican wave across

the classroom. Go le` to
right and then back again.
Can you go front
to back?

2012
Rachael
Hardie

Planking
contest

Everyone down on
the oor to see who
can hold the plank
posiMon for the
longest.

Stretches

Stretch out your body do

arms, leaning le` and right.
Roll your neck around and
stretch either side. Do arm
windmills. Point your toes
and bend over to stretch
your back.

Noughts
and crosses

Macarena

Pop on the music and
do the Macarena!

Choose one student to vs.

the teacher on the board, or
students challenge
a partner.

Scissors,
paper rock

Students challenge a
partner. Winners challenge
each other unMl a nal
champion is found!

2012
Rachael
Hardie

I Spy

Teacher chooses an
object in the room.
Students have one
guess each to gure
out what it is.

Spinner!

Spin to the right while
counMng to ten. Now
spin back to the le`
while counMng down
to zero!

Red Light,
Green Light

Move around the room.

When the teacher says, red
light! everyone freezes. On
green light you can
move again.

Class
Comedian

Grandmas
Undies

Teacher will ask students a

quesMon. Students must only
answer, Grandmas Undies
or another silly phrase. No
laughing or smiling
allowed!

2012
Rachael
Hardie

Sit down if

Everyone stands up. Teacher
says, Sit down if and
those who t the category
must sit, unMl everyone is
sikng down again.

Heads,
Shoulders,
Knees, Toes

Give 5 students the
chance to see who
can tell the funniest
joke. Class votes on
the winner.

Sing along while doing the

correct movements. Get
faster if you cant keep
up, youre out!

Hide
and Seek

Ear,
Nose Switch!

Students crawl and hide

under desks. They must be as
quiet as possible. Anyone
who makes a noise is found
by the teacher. Can you
hide for 2 minutes?

Hold your le` ear with your

right hand. Hold your nose
with your le` hand. Now
switch! Switch back! Go as
quickly as you can.

The
Room
is Full of

Running
on the spot

Students must move around

the room like it is full of
whatever the teacher calls
out honey, bugs,
camels, anything!

Jump on
Over

Run on the spot while
counMng up to 15. Run
backwards while
counMng down to zero.

Find a straight line marked

on the ground, or put down
a pencil. Jump over it, with
both feet, then on your
right foot, then
on your le`.

Mystery
Writer

Its a Zoo
in here!

2012
Rachael
Hardie

Breathe
Deep

Take ten deep

breaths counMng to
four for each inhale
and exhale as a class.

In pairs, one student

draws a leler or number
on their partners back.
The partner must guess
what it is. Swap and
repeat.

Quietly give each student an

animal. Make sure each animal
is given to at least 3 students.
Students must nd others of
their kind only by moving
and making the animal
noise.

Invisible
Jump Rope

Jump rope with your
invisible skipping rope
for one minute.

Wink Snap

Snap your right ngers while
winking with your le` eye.
Snap your le` ngers while
winking with your right eye.
Keep it up for
30 seconds.

2012
Rachael
Hardie

Halfnhalf

Keeping the bolom half of

your body sMll (hips down)
move your arms and chest
all about! Now swap keep
your top half sMll and
move your legs!

Rest Time

Lie silently on the oor while

your teacher plays a relaxing
song. When the music
nishes, follow direcMons
quietly.

Speedy
Spider

Wiggle your ngers like they

are a lille spider. StarMng at
the top of your head, run
your spider down to your
toes and back up
again.

Clapping
Game

With a partner, clap hands

together, clap your own
hands, then clap your knees.
Repeat the palern, gekng
faster each Mme. If you
mess up, youre
out!

 2012
Rachael
Hardie