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Your InterCom editor is a big fan of brain breaks, and a search of the term in our archives (http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/searchContent) is bound to yield links to lots of ideas.

Here is a recent article by Sarah Said explaining why brain breaks and energizers are especially important for language learners. She writes, "Imagine that the child is hearing the content in a different language or in a strange place that is not the home they know. The learning is being interrupted by more tension and the child may suffer from other types of brain trauma. ... It is important that we advocate for education the whole child not only from a linguistic standpoint but also a social emotional standpoint, as well. With this, we really have to set up classrooms that provide an appropriate climate for English Learners. This climate may provide an opportunity for a brain break (a time where a child can rest their brain for part of the lesson as they are processing information) or an energizer (a time where a child can really be re-energized in their learning to continue on to more learning)." Read her full article at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/12/02/guest-post-why-are-brain-breaks-and-energizers-essential-in-classrooms-supporting-english-learners-part-one/

In a follow-up article, she provides several examples of specific brain breaks and energizers. Get fresh ideas here: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/12/03/guest-post-what-do-brain-breaks-and-energizers-look-like-in-the-language-learning-classroom-part-two/