Weather brain break cube fun brings a storm of movement to your classroom! Roll the Brain Break Cube | Weather Theme and let children spin like a tornado, jump like lightning or shiver like it's cold during a quick movement break.

Whether it is sunny, rainy or snowy outside, this weather cube gives children a fun way to move indoors. Each roll gives them a burst of active, silly movement that helps them reset before heading back to learning. It is a quick-prep win for classrooms, therapy sessions and home learning spaces.

With this weather brain break cube, you get

• 6 weather-themed gross motor prompts kids love to act out
• Inserts for a differentiated instruction cube (fits soft photo cubes)
• A DIY printable cube template you just cut, fold and tape or glue
• Both cube options in color and black and white
• Instructions for use and assembly

Roll it, move it and get back to learning!

What's Included

• Weather cube cards with 6 movements:
  • Woosh like the wind
  • Spin like a tornado
  • Arch like a rainbow
  • Jump like lightning
  • Fall like the rain
  • Shiver like it's cold
• Cube inserts designed for use with differentiated instruction cubes
• DIY printable cube template (just cut, fold and tape or glue)
• Color and black and white versions
• Instructions for use and assembly

Why Teachers Love It

• Helps kids reset: A quick roll and a burst of movement help children release energy and refocus.
• Weather words in action: Tornado, lightning, rainbow and wind come to life as children act them out.
• Two cube options: Pop the inserts into a soft photo cube or build the budget-friendly paper cube.
• Printer-friendly: Color and black and white versions give you options for any printer.
• Sub plans made simple: Easy movement fun that any substitute can lead.
• Great for therapy too: Occupational and physical therapists can use it for sensory input and motor planning.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Gross motor coordination: Spinning, jumping and arching build whole-body movement and balance.
• Listening and following directions: Children hear a simple direction, understand it and carry it out with their bodies.
• Weather vocabulary: Words like tornado, lightning, rainbow and wind connect early science concepts to movement.
• Imitation and movement-based learning: Children copy actions and show what each type of weather looks like.
• Self-regulation: A short, structured movement break gives sensory input and builds focus for the next task.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Taking turns
• Waiting during group play
• Following directions
• Listening to classmates
• Maintaining attention
• Building confidence during group participation

How to Use It

Step 1: Print and laminate the cube inserts to pop into a standard soft photo cube, or assemble the DIY cube using card stock and tape.

Step 2: Choose a student to roll the cube during morning meeting, a transition, indoor recess or anytime energy needs a reset.

Step 3: Roll and move! Kids perform the weather action shown for a quick brain break that is active, silly and developmentally supportive.

Materials You'll Need

• A soft photo cube or the included DIY cube template
• Card stock and tape (for the DIY cube)

Easy Differentiation

Children come to movement time with different energy levels, motor skills and language needs. This weather cube is easy to adjust for each of them.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Model each weather movement before children try it
• Name the picture aloud and act it out together
• Start with movements children already know, like shivering like it's cold
• Offer a calmer version of an action, such as spinning slowly like a gentle breeze

For On-Level Practice

• Let children take turns rolling the cube for the group
• Act out each movement as the class counts together
• Use the cube during transitions throughout the day
• Pair it with a weather or seasons unit

For an Extra Challenge

• Let a child lead the group by naming the movement and showing it
• Roll twice and do both movements in order
• Ask children to move fast and then slow
• Have children tell about a time they saw that kind of weather

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Practice weather words such as tornado, lightning, rainbow and wind
• Use a simple sentence frame such as "I can ___ like a ___."
• Use the cube in OT or PT sessions targeting motor planning and sensory regulation
• Show the picture while saying the action word for visual support
• Add it to calm-down corners, movement stations or sensory activity stations

Perfect For

• Morning meetings and calm-down corners
• Classroom transitions
• Indoor recess
• Occupational or physical therapy sessions
• Sensory activity stations
• Substitute plans
• Weather units
• Homeschool brain breaks

Standards

This weather brain break cube supports the 2022 Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and Virginia's Early Learning and Development Standards (2021), and it builds toward kindergarten skills in Common Core, the TEKS (ELAR, adopted 2017) and the Virginia English SOL (2024):

Common Core State Standards

• CCSS L.K.5.d: Act out the meanings of action words that describe similar movements, such as spin, jump and arch.
• CCSS L.K.6: Use words and phrases learned through conversation and play, such as weather words and action words.
• CCSS SL.K.1.a: Follow agreed-upon rules for group activities, including listening to others and taking turns.

Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines

• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.IX.A.1: Show coordination and balance in isolation while spinning, jumping or arching.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.IX.A.2: Coordinate a sequence of movements, such as spinning like a tornado and then jumping like lightning.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.I.A.1: Know where their own body is in space and respect personal boundaries while moving as a group.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.I.B.1.c: Regulate their own behavior with occasional reminders during movement breaks.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.II.A.1: Show understanding by responding to the action called out by an adult or classmate.

Texas TEKS

• TEKS ELAR K.1.B: Restate and follow oral directions that involve a short, related sequence of actions.
• TEKS ELAR K.3.C: Identify and use words that name actions.

Virginia Early Learning and Development Standards

• Virginia ELDS HPD2.1: Develop large muscle control through spinning, jumping and arching movements.
• Virginia ELDS APL4.1: Manage actions and behaviors while moving with the group.
• Virginia ELDS CD4.1: Explore and express ideas through movement and pretend play.

Virginia SOL

• VA SOL English K.C.1.A.i: Listen actively and follow agreed-upon rules for group participation, such as waiting for a turn.

Check out what other educators are saying:

★★★★★ BethAnn B. wrote, “My students had so much fun doing these. I put each card on the side of a cube and then they take turns rolling it while we all do the actions.”

★★★★★ Stacy S. wrote, “My students enjoy being able to pick which card to "be" for the brain breaks. They have even asked to use them in the gym.”

Ready to storm through transitions with ease? Add the Brain Break Cube | Weather Theme to your cart today and bring fun, movement and focus back to your daily routines. It is a must-have brain break tool for every classroom, therapy session or home learning space!

Bundle and save: the Weather Brain Break Cube is also included in the Brain Breaks Bundle.

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