#141 – Fun Holiday Brain Breaks

Fun Holiday Brain Breaks 

In today’s episode, we’ll explore four digital tools and strategies that you can use to provide your students with holiday-related brain breaks.

Quiz Games

• Kahoot! (Holiday Kahoot! Challenges)
• Quizizz
• Quizlet and Quizlet Live
• Jeopardy Boards (Board 1, Board 2, Board 3)

Pixel Art

• Pixel Art Activities for Any Subject with Google Sheets (Control Alt Achieve)
• Pixel Art Mysteries in Education (Facebook Group)
• How to Create a Pixel Art Mystery Picture Activity with Google Sheets (How to Tech for Education)

Breakout Challenges

• 40+ Free Digital Escape Rooms (Plus a Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Your Own) (Ditch That Textbook)
• 4 Free Holiday Digital Escape Rooms (Ditch That Textbook)
• Free Digital Escape Rooms (Ditch That Textbook) (in both Google and Microsoft formats)
• Flippity
• Goosechase

Physical Breaks

• Jingle Bells Dance Video (Family Friendly Gaming)
• How to Draw Jack Frost (Art For Kids Hub)
• How to Draw Christmas (Art For Kids Hub)

Bonus Tip!

• 8 Googley Wintertime Activities for Kids (Control Alt Achieve)

For more information about brain breaks, explore AVID Open Access and enter the words “brain breaks” in the search box.