- Dance Party: Put on some fun music and dance!
- Keep It Up: Get a beach ball and keep it from hitting the ground. Add a second ball to make it even more fun.
- Jump Counting: Have your child count while jumping with each count. Challenge them by counting by twos, fives, or tens.
- Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes: Use a movement song like this one to get your child moving. For added fun, see how fast you can go.
- Would You Rather: Have your child answer a "would you rather" question and move to a specific part of the room to demonstrate their answer. Ask them to explain why they chose their answer.
- Freeze Dance: This is similar to the Dance Party brain break, but this one incorporates listening skills. When the music stops, your child must freeze and hold their position until the music begins again.
- Physical Challenges: Engage your child in the classic challenge of rubbing their belly and patting their head at the same time. Another version is to try to grab your nose with your left hand and grab your left ear with your right hand. Switch as fast as you can.
- Race in Place: Have your child stand up and run in place. Then, on your signal, your child will get back to work.
- Simon Says: Play this oldie but goodie to see how well your child can follow specific directions… but only if Simon Says!
- Rock, Paper, Scissors: Teach your child to play this fun, quick game and see who wins! Play best out of three to crown a champion.
- Drawing or coloring: Free drawing and coloring is a great way to refocus and harness your child's creativity.
- Mental math: Give your child a sequence of instructions to follow while doing math in their head.
- Invisible pictures: Have your child draw an invisible picture in the air and let you guess what it is.
- Story starters:Tell the beginning of a story for one minute and let your child finish the story on their own.