Brain Break Activities

I always appreciate when I can find interventions and activities that have already been made up- something that I can download and that decreases the prep work that I need to do. I often have teachers or paras that ask for ideas/activities and it is nice to be able to quickly have things to provide for them. I frequently get asked about brain break or sensory based activities, so I was really excited to find this freebie from one of my new favorite websites, Pink Oatmeal.    https://www.pinkoatmeal.com/  
Pink Oatmeal has a lifetime membership that you can purchase, or you can access their freebie library (you just need to obtain a password from them for it initially).  They provide physical activity and motor planning resources, and have high quality products for downloading.

French Fries Brain Breaks

I made up a few of these for some of my students who take regularly scheduled breaks in their day- it's easy for their teacher or para to have them pick an activity or 2 to do, or to have the whole class do together.

I modified the back a bit, so the fries don't slip out the back/bottom- there are 3 slits for the fries to tuck into on the front. On the back, I taped some paper strips-the bottom strip is taped on the bottom and 2 sides (like a pocket), and the top strip is kind of a guide- taped on the sides and open at the bottom. This keeps the fries in place, and if the upper fry cards slip down, they will be caught by the pocket as well.