Advanced students can get an entire scenario, and novices can just get a single word.ģ. Mine usually take this one seriously because they don’t want to be caught saying they love something they really don’t. It could be anything: food, hobbies, places, verbs. You can put “Me gusta” somewhere in the middle, or as many variations of that as you want.Ĭall out any word they know, and they express their opinion by moving to one side of the room or the other side. Designate a side of the room for “Me encanta” and “Lo odio” on opposite sides of the room. This is similar to the Up/Down game, but uses the whole room. If you had to eat _ for breakfast the rest of your life, what would it be? This is especially fun/entertaining if you pose it as a “would you rather” sort of situation, or all undesirable choices. To stretch it out, erase and replace the answers with other options. Everyone with the same answer has to be in the same blob (group of people), until the whole room is sorted into blobs. Then, everyone stands up and walks around asking the questions and finding people with the sameanswer. Me gusta: escuchar música, leer, viajar, etc. The students have to silently pick their preferred answer. Then, list or brainstorm 4-6 answers (depends on your class size). Write a question on a topic the students know well in the TL on the board.

This one takes a little longer, but it’s easy to tie into your lesson themes and a super fun to build community! (See a longer post for this age group here.) Spanish Brain Breaks for MIddle and High School Or give the kids an out, such as simply crossing their arm up and down, 70’s Stayin’ Alive style. (Speaking as someone who can be *terrified* of someone saying “woohoo, start dancing!”… make sure you are dancing too, with moves the kids can copy. (You can also play the traditional song Congelados! in Spanish.) Students get to dance around to the music and freeze when it stops. This one is fun for introducing great songs in Spanish that the students don’t necessarily know the words to. For example, review colors by saying ” Toca algo azul,” touch a certain body part, etc. Give students something to touch and review vocabulary at the same time. This is fun when you have some food vocabulary, pets, or activities to review! Crouching down close to the floor means they don’t! Staying in place and crossing their arms (great way to sneak in crossing that midline!) means they feel so-so about it. Stretching up high with their arms means they love it. Tell the class that you are going to say a word (such as la manzana) and they should let you know how they feel about it. Brain Breaks for Middle and High School 4. I’ve broken this post into sections to help you find what you need: Brain breaks are usually limited to five minutes and work best when they incorporate physical activities.” – ThoughtCo., What Is a Brain Break?įor Spanish classes, brain breaks can be in English to give students a quick rest and reset, but there are plenty that you can do in Spanish as well. “A brain break is a short mental break that is taken during regular intervals during classroom instruction.

This is especially true when learning a new language, and little brains are working extra hard to absorb it all. We all know students can get wiggly and lose concentration when they’ve been seated too long.

I nside: Get your students moving and back on task with these fun Spanish brain breaks for class!

Spanish numbers song