Brain Breaks: No prep, just click play!

It is that time of year! State testing is here!  Don't forget to give your students, along with yourself, a little brain break.  Here are just a few brain break videos that I would actually share with my high school students (although most are appropriate for all ages):

The Best Relaxing Sounds (10 minutes of nature escape)

Lord of the Rings Melody  (Simply beautiful relaxing music)

5 guys & a piano One Direction  (One Direction song played by 5 guys on 1 piano)

The Sid Shuffle – Ice Age (Song, Video & if your kids want, dance to it)

Paint Jam - Dan Dunn (Try to guess what he's painting before he finishes)

Cute Sleepy Animals

Hand Shake (2 Students: Partner A and Partner B handshake)

Toe Tapper Energizing (2 Students: Partner A and Partner B toe tap shake)

Brain Breaks Blog Spot (Blog by David Sladkey) 

Tarzan Camp Song   (Silly Song with motions)

Little Green Frog Camp Song

Susan Boyle - Britain's Got Talent
 

14 year old comedian with cerebral palsy

Soul- Pancake:  Get a compliment, Give a compliment

Soul Pancake: Take a seat & Make a friend

Soul Pancake: Kid President Videos

Of course there are a million ideas out there, but these are some that require zero preparation! Simply click play and your brain break begins!