Purpose: Practice sensory motor skills while reinforcing math concepts. These are some fun in class energy release activities. Materials: math flash cards, dice Activity #1 – Flash Card Fun for a Group: Have the group sit or stand in a circle. Create one rule for the group to start. For example, if the answer is correct […]
Need a quick body awareness and spatial relationship brain break that combines estimation with movement and motor planning? Here is a simple activity that helps students to understand spatial relationships to objects in the classroom. Start out with each student standing up next to their desk. Have them guess how many baby steps it will […]
Research in Developmental Disabilities published research on 43 children with ADHD between 7-12 years old to determine if there are effects of different types of physical activity on executive functioning. A 12 week training program included two different groups: experimental group 1 (EG1) included 13 children who participated in ball handling, balance and manual dexterity […]
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Need a quick game to rest and refresh your student’s brain? Try this Q and A Body Game: Purpose: Promote body awareness, motor skills and listening skills. Materials: none Activity: This can be played with one player or a group of children. The adult faces the group. Explain the directions of the game. The adult […]
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Make some exercise rocks! Here the kids thought of some exercises and we wrote them on smooth rocks with metallic pens. Try these activities: 1. Scavenger Hunt: hide the rocks outdoors. When you find a rock perform 10 of the exercises on the rock and then return it to start. The person or team with […]
Here is a super easy brain break for a large group. Have all the children stand in the middle of the room. Designate one side of the room to be a certain activity i.e. running in place and the other side of the room to be a different activity i.e. squats. Explain to the […]
Here is a brain break or nice warm up activity prior to handwriting practice. Check it out at Your Therapy Source.
Check out the latest video on creating some physical activity blocks. This makes a great brain break for the classroom – just shake the box to determine what activities to complete. Watch the video at YourTherapySource.com.