Some More Brain Breaks Again

Here are some more no-prep brain breaks which can be done in the target language:

1. Odd/Even
1. Tell students to stand up.
2. Using an online dice roller, such as Random Dice, ask students to predict if they think that the roll of the die will be odds or even. If students think it will be odd, they place their hands on their heads. If they think that it will be even, they put their arms straight out.
3. Roll the die.
4. If students are correct, they remain standing. If they are incorrect, they are to sit down.
5. Repeat steps #1-4 for as long as you wish.
2. Red/Black
1. You will need a deck of cards for this.
2. Tell students to stand up.
3. Ask students to predict if they think that the card which you pull from the deck is red or black. If students think it will be red, they place their hands on their heads. If they think that it will be black, they put their arms straight out.
4. If students are correct, they remain standing. If they are incorrect, they are to sit down.
5. Repeat steps #1-4 for as long as you wish.
3. Odd/Even with a Deck of Cards
1. Do Odd/Even brain break but with a deck of cards. Students will predict if the card is odd or even. This may require that you remove face cards and aces.

All-Time Top 5

Having blogged here for a little over 6 years, I wanted to share with you the top 5 most-viewed posts on this blog since I began blogging in December 2013. I am a bit humbled that so many folks read this blog and that you feel that I have something of value to say on the topic of teaching Latin. Even more humbling is that teachers of languages other than Latin read this blog, since I always feel that as a Latin teacher, I am the one who has so much to learn from modern language teachers.

So here is the top 5 list of most-viewed posts on this blog:

1. TPR (Total Physical Response) for the First Week of Latin 1
2. QR Code Running Dictatio
3. Brain Breaks
4. The Sex Game
5. More Thoughts on Sheltering Vocabulary