Pizza brain break cube fun gives kids a quick way to move their bodies, reset and get ready for whatever comes next! Roll the Pizza Gross Motor Activity Cube and let children cut the pizza, shake the cheese or put the pizza in the oven during a quick movement break.

Children roll the gross motor cube, look at the picture and act out the pizza-themed movement. Each roll adds another chance to imitate movements, follow directions, coordinate body movements and join in with the group. Use it for a quick brain break between activities, movement during transition times, a gross motor activity at circle time or a longer round of sensory play when children need more chances to get their bodies moving.

With this pizza brain break cube, you get

• 6 pizza-themed movement prompts kids love to act out
• Brain break cards for cube inserts
• A DIY printable gross motor cube template
• Color and black and white versions

Roll it, move it and get back to learning!

What's Included

• Pizza cube cards with 6 movements:
  • Cut the pizza
  • Shake the cheese
  • Close the pizza box
  • Take an order
  • Put pizza in the oven
  • Eat the pizza
• Brain break cards for cube inserts
• DIY printable gross motor cube template
• Color and black and white versions
• Simple preparation and play directions

The resource gives you two ways to prepare the same pizza gross motor activity. Slide the brain break cards into a reusable cube or print and assemble the included DIY cube. Choose the color or black and white version that fits your classroom supplies and prep preferences.

Why Teachers Love It

• Quick movement during a busy day: Roll the cube, complete the movement and continue with your day. It fits easily between lessons, before small groups or anywhere you need a few minutes of movement.
• A pizza theme children recognize: Familiar pizza actions make the prompts easy to understand and imitate.
• Gross motor and sensory play together: Children use their arms, upper bodies and whole bodies as they act out each pizza action.
• Two cube formats: Use the brain break cards with a reusable cube or assemble the printable DIY cube.
• Useful beyond scheduled brain breaks: The resource directions suggest it for transition times, indoor recess, circle time, movement breaks, sub plans and OT sessions.
• Easy to repeat: The predictable roll-and-move format helps children know what to expect while each roll still brings a new pizza movement.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Gross motor coordination: Children coordinate larger body movements while pretending to complete familiar pizza actions.
• Motor planning and imitation: Each picture gives children a movement idea to interpret and act out, linking what they see or hear to how they move.
• Action and pizza vocabulary: Words like cut, shake, close and eat connect action verbs to making and serving pizza.
• Body and spatial awareness: Children practice controlling their movements within their own space beside classmates or family members.
• Sensory movement: Larger versions of the movements add reaching, bending and whole-body movement to sensory and vestibular (balance and movement) routines when those movements fit the child.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

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

How to Use It

Step 1: Print the cube option you want to use in color or black and white.

Step 2: Slide the brain break cards into a reusable cube or assemble the DIY cube template.

Step 3: Have children roll the cube and act out the pizza-themed movement. Complete one roll for a super-short transition or keep rolling when your group needs a longer gross motor brain break.

Materials You'll Need

• A reusable cube or the included DIY cube template

Easy Differentiation

Children do not need to perform every movement in exactly the same way. Adjust the size, position, amount of support and number of repetitions to fit the children taking part.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Model the pizza movement before asking the child to imitate it
• Pair the picture with a short verbal direction
• Allow children to complete movements while seated when that fits
• Complete the movement together with the child

For On-Level Practice

• Roll the cube and complete the pictured action
• Encourage children to name the action before or after moving
• Let the group imitate the child who rolled the cube
• Repeat movements for several rolls to create a longer brain break

For an Extra Challenge

• Roll twice and complete both actions in order
• Ask children to recall two or three pizza movements before completing them
• Try an action slowly, quickly, high or low
• Invite children to describe how they moved their bodies

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Use the pictures as visual cues while giving short verbal directions
• Accept pointing, gesturing or imitation as participation
• Change the size, speed or range of a movement to support individual motor needs
• When a child already has an OT or sensory plan, choose and adapt movements to fit that plan

Perfect For

• Brain breaks and movement breaks
• Transition times
• Circle time
• Sensory play
• Indoor recess
• Occupational therapy
• Special education
• Small-group movement activities
• Sub plans
• Homeschool

Standards

This pizza 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, such as cut, shake and close.
• CCSS L.K.6: Use words and phrases learned through conversation and play, such as pizza 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 acting out each pizza movement.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.IX.A.2: Coordinate a sequence of movements, such as shaking the cheese and then putting the pizza in the oven.
• 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 cutting, shaking and reaching 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:

★★★★★ Suzanne S. wrote, “I make Brain Break cubes to leave with my sub plans- subs appreciate these and my students love that I leave something different than the norm for them to do.”

★★★★★ Melanie Z. wrote, “Love to use as brain breaks in the afternoon or when we have 10 minutes of extra time during the day.”

Keep a gross motor activity ready for those moments when sitting still is no longer happening! Your kids will love cutting, shaking and serving pretend pizza with these playful prompts. Add the Pizza Gross Motor Activity Cube to your cart now and get your group moving before jumping back into the day!

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

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