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We want students to move in class. Energizing Brain Breaks help students to be active in class and get refocused and refreshed. They are 1-2 minute brain and body breaks that are simple to implement in your classroom. They are perfect for your students as a transition exercise.

Brain breaks have been all the rage for quite some time now. We've learned that regularly incorporating short movement activities into the instructional day not only allows children to get their 'wiggles' out, but energizes them and increases their ability to focus on the next learning activity as well.

Wednesday's guest post about why kids need to move from pediatric occupational therapist Loren Shlaes was so popular that I decided to follow it up with a list of Brain Breaks you can use with your students. These are great to use anytime your students are feeling restless and are struggling to pay attention.

JAM School Program mission is to help kids and adults learn to love exercising so it will become a lifelong habit.