Brain Break Cards

Bring energy, calm, and focus back into your classroom with this versatile set of Brain Break Cards designed for KS3 learners. These quick, effective activity prompts help students regulate their bodies, reset their minds, and return to learning ready to engage.

Across pages 1–2 of the file, the cards include a mix of movement, coordination, creative, and wellbeing breaks such as:

• 10 star jumps, 5 wall push-ups, run for 3 minutes

• Dance for 5 minutes, tug of war, 10 goals in 30 seconds

• Stretch for 5, play catch for 5, laugh as hard as you can

• Drink some water, paint a picture, read a book

  BrainBreakCards

These activities offer a blend of physical regulation, sensory input, creativity, and emotional reset — perfect for supporting students with high energy, low motivation, sensory needs, or general restlessness during the school day.

Teachers can use the cards for:

• Transition breaks

• Lesson energisers

• Calm-down routines

• Pastoral sessions

• PRU, nurture, and SEMH settings

• Home education brain break stations

Print, cut, and place in a jar or on a keyring for instant, low-prep movement and wellbeing prompts.