Responsive classroom take a break

Pass the Clap - A Fun Game for all ages! This is a great game for team building. with many benefits in the classroom, and plenty of giggles, too!

Two and a Crayon is sweeping classrooms by storm. With easy set up and high engagement, here's how the brain break works.

It is powerful when students discover how to manage their own behavior and emotions rather than having an adult direct it for them.

Here are 67 questions you can use in your elementary classroom to build community. Use them at the beginning of the year or after a break to establish classroom routines. The questions range from surface-level to more thoughtful and are great for any elementary grade. Use them as journal prompts or as a quick fill activity. #journalprompts #questionsforelementarystudents

Want to use brain breaks to help your students stay engaged and focused? Try differentiating individual brain breaks throughout the day.

Brain breaks are a great classroom management tool to use regularly in your classroom. Brain breaks are short, 1 to 2 minute, activities that can…

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The take a break area is a spot in our room that students can calm down, refocus and work on their self regulation. This spot helps facilitate management of social emotional well being while ensuring successful academic learning is the primary goal. This positive classroom management tool allow any elementary student to respond to their feelings or an issue in a productive way.

Are you looking for some brain break activities or brain break ideas that will help recharge your elementary students? These 10 brain breaks for elementary students are great for helping to get students focused. I share mindfulness activities for kids as well as movement activities for kids. There are guided meditations and yoga for kids. These are great for indoor recess as well. Students can also use these in a calm down corner. They are a great classroom management tool.

Are you looking for some classroom management tips that you can use for a smooth sailing classroom? Here I give you some great classroom rules, routines and procedures that you can use in the classroom. You can even get a link to my classroom procedure poster that you can edit specifically to your classroom procedures. Once you have these classroom expectations in place, make sure you ever student to the same classroom standard. You’ll have a self running classroom with these tips.