1. CERNEI CRISTINA 1ST DIDACTIC DEGREE MaEP ONISIFOR GHIBUTL

2. We want learners to move in class. Energizing Brain Breaks help learners 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 learners as a transition exercise. The learners love them and they are good for students of any age. 3. 1. THE TRAIN CONNECTION This activity works because it can be modified to suit different age groups so there is always a challenge. This activity spans all the domains and is a very easy to do anywhere activity; No materials are needed for this activity. This is a shadow activity or train connection. Students line up putting their hands just on a right or left shoulder of the person in front of them and trail the adult around. It sounds simple but it can be quite complicated when the leader makes the path tricky and the train is long. Students love the challenge of trying to stay connected, especially when the train is very long and is following a zigzag path. 4. How does it work? A. Use a ribbon string trying to drape it over left or right shoulder, add more learners to the train to make it more difficult, etc. B. Add spelling words to rotate the students in the train. E.g. spell a sight word correctly and the person who is the caboose moves up one space until he/she gets to be the conductor and so on. 5. 2. FIND IT IN A FLASH This activity helps learners to make associations so that they can continue to develop their vocabulary, the way they perceive things, and their minds. 6. How does it work? The materials needed for this activity include a variety of flashcards, which depict colors, shapes, letters, etc. The teacher has a set of flash cards. He/she shows the learners the card and one of the learners must find five things in the classroom that correspond to the flash card. You can use any type of flash cards as long as the learners will be able to find enough of the objects in the class. 7. When space is limited in your classroom, rather then finding 5 items about the classroom, learners could identify 5 items, more like an I spy game. Other variations include make the game a Treasure Hunt where learners pair up and find objects about the classroom that correspond to the chosen card. At the end, have pairs present their items and tell why it goes with their card. 8. 3. DR. TAPE This activity helps students identify body parts, learn to follow directions, and learn about personal space. 9. How does it work? Begin by making an x on the floor for each student using masking, duct, or other durable tape. Make sure there is enough room around each piece so a student standing on the tape will not be able to touch others. As the students come into the playing area, have them find a piece of tape. Quickly call out body parts for them to place on the tape (for example, Put your wrist on Dr. Tape. Put your back on Dr. Tape etc.) Also, include some movements such as: Jump up and down on Dr. Tape. Jog in place on Dr. Tape. Do sit-ups on Dr. Tape. 10. You can use this breakbrain activity while learning: colors, numbers, vocabulary, irregular verbs etc. 11. 4. A SPECIAL PERSON A CONFIDENCE BUILDING ACTIVITY Everyone needs a pat on the back once in a while and this tactile experience promotes good self-esteem. 12. How does it work?Divide the learners into two groups; one group sitting at their desks, and the others standing in the back of the classroom. Read the feel good phrases listed below, giving the learners enough time to touch as many people as they want to on the shoulder or back. (Make sure everyone is touched: if not, make sure you station yourself near the children who might not be touched so that you can sneak a touch.) After a given number of phrases, switch the groups and repeat. There should be no talking and the learners should be shown the proper way to touch someone else so that no one feels uncomfortable. Soft music could be played during this exercise. The learners can remain in their seats, but must have their heads down so that no one can see who is doing the touching. 13. Have the class help develop feel good phrases. You could also do educational sayings such as A special person who has blue on their t-shirt. Examples of feel good phrases include: A person who makes me smile. A person who makes me laugh. A person upon whom I can depend on. A person who likes me for who I am. A person I like to talk with. A person I can depend on. A person who I would like to get to know better. A person who makes me feel comfortable. A person who has great ideas. 14. 5. VOCABULARY HOT POTATO Quick thinking, memor y, and vocabulary will all be aided with this fast- action game. 15. How does it work? You will need one ball, no smaller than a tennis ball and no larger than a basketball. The teacher will gather up the learners in an open area of the room. They will then be instructed to sit in a circle facing the center. The ball will be randomly given to one of the learners. That student will then be given one word form the spelling list. The learner with the ball will state the first letter of the word. Then that child will gently pass the ball to another child who will add the next letter to the preceding one. This will continue until the word is spelled correctly. 16. A. Learners in the upper grades could have to think of a word from the spelling or vocabulary list and begin spelling the word. The other learners would then have to figure out which word to spell and add the correct sequence of letters in order to spell it correctly. B. The learners could spell the word and the last person would pass the ball to the final learner who would define the word or use it in a sentence. C. The first learner would spell a complete word. The next learner would define the word. The next learner would tell what part of speech the word is. The next person would use the word in a sentence. Etc. 17. 6. LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! This activity reinforces the relationship between action verbs and adverbs in a physical way. 18. How does it work? You will need index cards (half with verbs, half with adverbs) for this activity. Introduce action verbs as words that indicate some form of action. Then introduce adverb as a modifier that tells how the action is performed. Pass out index cards or spread them on the ground. Have the students each pick one card. They must then decide if the word that is written on the card is an action verb or an adverb. The children will each partner up with someone who has the other type of word and the two of them will act out the phase (ex: hop quickly). The words must make sense together. 19. 7. OLD MCDONALD This activity works to help learners concentrate on following directions singing a song while participating in physical activities. 20. How does it work?No materials are needed for this activity beyond personal space for the activities and a working knowledge of the words and melody to Ol McDonald. The activity is a replica of the song Ol McDonald. The words are changed and are listed below. The children will need to listen and be capable of following the new directions. Song (example of first verse) - Ol Miss Brown had a class, E-I-E-I-O - And in that class they did some jumping E-I-E-I-O - With a jumping here and a jumping there, here a jumping, there a jumping, Everywhere a jumping - Ol Miss Brown had a class, E-I-E-I-O (Repeat with a different activity) ADAPTATIONS Students with a hearing impairments can read the words to the song, or if the activities are in the same order, they will/can remember the order of the activities. They can stand close to the teacher and the teacher will sing toward them so they can hear the song better. Ideas for activities Jumping jacks Sit-ups Jump Hop Skip Leap Slide Squat Twist Hand-shake Hi Stomp 21. 8. WHERE IS IT? The purpose of this activity is twofold: to teach the children geographical names and to encourage cooperation through working with a partner. 22. How does it work?You will need pairs of large cards each with the name of a different geographical location on it (two cards per location). Have the learners get with a partner. Place the names of the different countries in a pile (upside down so that the learners cant see the name) on a table or desk. Place cards for the same states on the floor according to their geographical location (north, south, east, or west). One of the partners picks out a card from the pile and looks at the map on the desk. That learner must determine the match location, but not say it or indicate it in any way. The person holding the clue must direct the other partner to the matching state. 23. 9. DOODLE TIME The purpose of this activity is to give learners a chance to express their feelings with the help of drawing. 24. How does it work? Give learners some blank paper and markers and let them DOODLE and talk for five minutes. It sounds simple but learners love to draw and doodle. 25. 10. MINUTE TO WIN IT This activity works to help learners concentrate on specific classroom activities. 26. How does it work? Each learner has exactly one minute to perform a specific classroom task. For example, give learners the task to put down words that describe the weather on the day you have the class. The learner who has the most of the words is the winner. It is at the teachers discretion to use the task, it might from grammar, vocabulary, spelling or any task the teacher feels appropriate for this game.