9 Brain Breaks Teens Will Love

Students are still learning, even during brief breaks, which serve to help them decompress, refocus, and process new information. Subscribe to the Edutopia Weekly newsletter: In middle and high school, incorporating moodboosting, brainstimulating attention breaks into lessons can head off student inattention, boredom, and fatigue at the pass. To find many more brain breaks designed especially for older students, read Edutopia Associate Editor Paige Tutts article 17 Brain Breaks Tailored for High Schoolers: To learn more about the neuroscience behind brain breaks, see Dr. Judy Willis article Using Brain Breaks to Restore Students Focus: Here s Ethan R. Buch, Leonardo Claudino, Romain Quentin, Marlene Bönstrup, and Leonardo G. Cohens 2021 research on how rest intervals strengthen the consolidation of skills: Vi