Reset the room in two minutes
Attention drops after long stretches of sitting still. A quick brain break gets students moving, breathing and laughing, so they come back ready to learn. Let a student spin the wheel and the whole class does the activity together.
What’s on the wheel
The wheel mixes energising and calming activities:
- Get moving: jumping jacks, freeze dance, run on the spot, hop on one foot, animal walks
- Play together: Simon Says, Mirror Me, Silent Ball
- Calm down: deep breathing, stretch to the sky, the 5-4-3-2-1 senses exercise
How to use it in class
- Show the wheel on your board, or in Fullscreen for a big display.
- Choose a student to click the wheel or press Space.
- Set a timer for one to three minutes and do the activity together.
- Finish with a calm transition, like three deep breaths, before returning to work.
Make your own versions
- Calm-down wheel for after lunch or before tests
- High-energy wheel for Friday afternoons
- Outdoor wheel with relay races, tag and hopscotch
- Learning breaks like “spell your name with your body” or “count by fives while marching”
Save each version under My wheels to switch between them quickly.