Brain Breaks®: Research based classroom activity brain breaks powered by HOPSports

About Brain Breaks®

Brain Breaks® is a dynamic online platform designed for teachers to support
Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WCWCC)
and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Great for before school, during school, and after school hours, these 3-5 minute web-based games, videos, and resource links provide focused educational “shorts” to teach, raise awareness, and inspire kids to take action in creating a better world for themselves and others.

Social/emotional learning

Partners teach about topics such as bullying, self-esteem, and communication skills to develop healthy social and emotional kids; provides teacher resources for threat management.

Nutritional education

Learn about nutrition and school programs to help kids develop lifelong healthy eating habits.

Physical activity and education

Provides a complete K-12 Physical Education program teaching a variety of sport, dance, and fitness skills for instruction in the classroom setting or for the very large class.

Career education

Career awareness in a variety of fields.

Environmental education

Learn about topics pertaining to the environment such as water, biodiversity, and fossils fuels.

Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child guidelines

Resources, games and lessons that support the components of the CDC’s WSWCC.

SDG guidelines

Resources, games and lessons that support the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

Supported Browsers: Requires HTML5 support. Internet Explorer 11+ on Windows 7+, Safari on Mac OSX 10.8+, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome on Windows and Mac OSX.
Adobe Flash Player is required for custom workout. Adobe Air is required for Brain Breaks Desktop App.

Click Here to download the PDF tutorial

Research

International research examines the psychological and physiological
impact of incorporating HOPSports Brain Breaks® in the classroom environment.

Research findings indicate a positive trend of psycho-physiological status of children using HOPSports Brain Breaks®, with a correlating improvement in student health. Additionally a beneficial impact on student perception of parent-child relationships was recorded.

Prof. Elena Dorofieiva
Donetsk State University, Ukraine

Findings indicate a beneficial improvement in specific knowledge acquired along with children’s perceptions of, attitudes towards, and motivation for physical activity.

Prof. Arunas Emeljanovas
Lithuanian Sports University

Research indicates HOPSports Brain Breaks® as an effective class management tool, impacting positive behaviors by creating a receptive learning environment. Warmer and more engaged student/teacher interactions are reported.

Dario Novak, PhD
Dept. of General and Applied Kinesiology
University of Zagreb, Croatia

Currently overseeing research project involving seven countries: (Croatia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, South Africa and Turkey) studying the effect of classroom HOPSports Brain Breaks® implementation.

Prof. Dr. Magdalena Mo Ching Mok
Hong Kong Institute of Education