Brain Breaks (inspiring credit goes to Raquel Pigee, East St. John Parish, for her presentation at the Region 3 LACUE Conference, July 2016)
GoNoodle (requires a free account)
Count by 5's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amxVL9KUmq8
Belly Breathe for Kids (Sesame Street Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mZbzDOpylA
Bruno Mars: Don't Give Up (Sesame Street Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWp6kkz-pnQ
Dance and Freeze Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=388Q44ReOWE
Happy Dance Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ6BPWyIueQ
Hokey Pokey Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZinb6rVozc
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4eueDYPTIg
Cha Cha Slide Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZv62ShoStY
Crossing the MidLine (using both sides of the body) Research
http://nspt4kids.com/parenting/help-your-child-develop-the-crossing-the-midline-skill/
http://www.childdevelopment.com.au/sound-awareness/130
http://ptcne.org/crossing-midline-the-imaginary-line-between-right-and-left/
Judy Willis' Edutopia article on the benefits of Brain Breaks
https://www.edutopia.org/article/brain-breaks-restore-student-focus-judy-willis