{"id":15482,"date":"2024-07-30T16:13:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T23:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/?page_id=15482"},"modified":"2024-12-11T12:58:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T20:58:35","slug":"brain-break","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/4-h\/afterschool-program-resources\/life-skills-and-team-building-games\/brain-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Break"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>SEL \/ Life Skill <\/strong>________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Materials:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Setting:<\/strong>  Anywhere<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Say:<\/strong>  &#8220;Today we are practicing __________ during this game&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tell the group your going to do an activity that we run around quickly to each other but it only works if we are caring to each other. What will it look like if we are caring to each other when running past each other? Okay, when I yell brain break give a two hand high-five to the closest per-son and jump and yell \u201cyou\u2019re the best\u201d three times and move on to four other people quickly and remember to be caring. Go.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>What happened with __________, what went well?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So What did you learn about your __________ skills?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now what can you do with your improved __________ skills here?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Notes:<\/strong> This tool is to help change energy, celebrate, and create an energy boost. Make sure if it\u2019s used to diffuse an issue, that issue is still addressed. You can also do a large circle and have people put palms to palms with people next to them and all at once do a \u201cwe\u2019re the best .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-callout\" >\r\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Combined-WSU-4-H-Logo-Transparent-002-1.png\" alt=\"Washington State 4H Logo\" class=\"wp-image-16517\" width=\"307\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Combined-WSU-4-H-Logo-Transparent-002-1.png 1250w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Combined-WSU-4-H-Logo-Transparent-002-1-396x198.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Combined-WSU-4-H-Logo-Transparent-002-1-792x396.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Combined-WSU-4-H-Logo-Transparent-002-1-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium\">This card is part of a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/4-h\/afterschool-program-resources\/life-skills-and-team-building-games\/\">Life Skill and Team Building<\/a> games and activities. 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