Brain Break Gross Motor Stations Classroom SEL Activities for Focus & Attention

Revitalize your classroom atmosphere and address focus challenges with these Classroom Activity Ideas to Boost Focus with Sensory Breaks. If your students are struggling with maintaining attention, exhibiting off-task behaviors, or experiencing restlessness, these gross motor brain break exercises are designed to bring them back to a state of focused learning. This versatile resource is not only suitable for regular classroom use but can also be applied in physical education, indoor recess, and occupational or physical therapy activities.

When is a good time to use this resource? (Include occupational therapy activities):

• Ideal for brain breaks to reenergize and refocus students during lessons.
• Effective for managing off-task, disruptive, and impulsive behaviors.
• Suitable for physical education classes or as a warm-up for therapy sessions.
• Valuable for indoor recess and as a classroom management tool.

What is included in the PDF?

• Exercise posters for gross motor brain break activities.
• Two sets of laminatable exercise cards for interactive use.
• Small card sizes for individual use, including memory games or go fish-style card games.
• Instructions for station setup and implementation.

What skills are students working on with this resource?

• Gross motor skill development through physical exercises.
• Improved focus and attention after brain breaks.
• Social-emotional learning through self-regulation activities.
• Sensory-motor integration for enhanced classroom management.

Key Features:

• Versatile use for brain breaks, physical education, and therapy activities.
• Easily printable and laminatable exercise posters and cards.
• Station-based activities to encourage movement and engagement.
• Small card sizes for individual or group games.
• Incorporates self-regulation activities for enhanced social-emotional learning.

Teachers and therapists, consider exploring the preview to fully grasp the extent of this resource. Utilize exercise posters, cards, and games to seamlessly integrate gross motor activities into your classroom routine. Enhance focus, engage students, and manage classroom behaviors effectively with these dynamic brain break exercises.

OT Tip: Providing short exercise or brain breaks during the school day can help improve on-task behavior. Set them up as a sensory pathway or grab a few at a time to Co-regulate and help everyone focus on learning, get a stress break, and lower anxiety. Not only will these types of activities help with classroom management, but they are also building skills students can use throughout their lives.

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About the author: As an occupational therapy assistant, I create resources to help students develop essential fine motor, visual perceptual, gross motor, and social-emotional skills, especially in today's challenging times. My goal is to support students in building the foundation they need for success in the classroom and beyond. Cindy@CreativeCOTA.com