Brain breaks in the languages classroom
Providing short breaks (approximately 5 minutes) in learning can help students avoid feeling cognitively overloaded, enhancing their overall learning experience.
Brain breaks provide a low-stakes opportunity for students’ brains to rest and replenish focus (Department of Education, 2023).
Brain breaks can also liven up the ‘mood’ of a lesson, boost energy, increase engagement and are a proactive measure to assist with classroom management (Lander et al, 2024).
This document contains:
- sample language-based brain breaks
- sample non-language-based brain breaks
- important considerations.