Brain Breaks

Just in time for testing, try some of these Brain Breaks from the Michigan Department of Education, physical activities to get their brains flowing!

Learn some "Smart Moves" with Brain Gym® Exercises that can be implemented in any classroom to engage both sides of the brain.

At Games for the Brain you and your students can play interactive computer games that get the mind working in many directions.  Many of these games can be played at the interactive white board by individuals or as a group.  Chinese Checkers is a fun starter with easy rules for a variety of ability levels.

Brain tip: Change Your Environment! Eat lunch somewhere new, drive a new route to work (for students take a new path to your classroom), or change your household routines. Changing your environment helps to keep your brain stimulated.

Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences


Facing spring and a new state test we may find ourselves spending so much time preparing ourselves and students for this assessment that we lose sight of what we know works best in education.  Here's Howard Gardner speaking for Edutopia on multiple intelligences, students, and assessment.  How do you think his ideas can be implemented in public schools today?