Community helpers brain break cube Set 2 gives kids more jobs to act out! Roll the Brain Break Cube | Community Helpers 2 and let children fix the car, stop the traffic or carry the groceries during a quick movement break.

This second community helpers cube channels wiggles into purposeful movement. Your students pretend to be real-life helpers while they practice gross motor skills, follow directions and get the sensory input their growing bodies crave. It works for brain breaks, transitions, indoor recess, OT sessions and even sub plans.

With this community helpers brain break cube, you get

• 6 new community helper movement prompts kids love to act out
• Color and black and white versions
• Photo cube inserts for a soft differentiated instruction cube
• A build-your-own cube template you can print, cut, fold and tape

Roll it, move it and get back to learning!

What's Included

• Community helpers Set 2 cube cards with 6 movements:
  • Write on the board
  • Carry the groceries
  • Pet the cat
  • Carry the books
  • Stop the traffic
  • Fix the car
• Color and black and white versions of each cube option
• Photo cube inserts that fit inside soft differentiated instruction cubes
• Build-your-own cube template you can print, cut, fold and tape (no fancy tools required)

Why Teachers Love It

• Helps kids reset: A quick roll and a burst of movement help children calm their bodies and get ready to learn again.
• More helper jobs to explore: Teachers, mechanics, crossing guards and pet helpers add new roles to your community helpers unit.
• Two cube options: Slide the inserts into a soft photo cube or build the paper cube from the template.
• Printer-friendly: Color and black and white versions give you options for any printer.
• Sub plans made simple: Toss it in your emergency sub folder. It is simple to explain and easy to manage.
• Pairs with Set 1: Use it with the Community Helpers 1 cube for even more movement variety.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Gross motor coordination and body awareness: Carrying, writing and fixing build full-body movement, balance and coordination.
• Following one-step directions: Children hear the movement cue, understand it and carry it out with their bodies.
• Action and community vocabulary: Words like carry, write, stop and fix connect action verbs to real jobs.
• Transition readiness and sensory regulation: A short, structured movement break helps children reset and re-engage.
• Imaginative play: Children pretend to be a mechanic, a crossing guard or a teacher as they act out each prompt.

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 your choice of color or black and white cards. Use the inserts in a soft photo cube or put together the DIY cube template.

Step 2: Choose a student to roll the cube during circle time, a brain break or a transition. Read the prompt aloud together.

Step 3: Act it out! Encourage full-body movement and let kids have fun pretending to be helpful heroes. Keep rolling until your students have the brain break they need.

Materials You'll Need

• A soft photo cube or the included DIY cube template
• Tape for the DIY cube

Easy Differentiation

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

For Children Who Need More Support

• Model each community helper movement before children try it
• Name the picture aloud and act it out together
• Offer a calmer version of an action, such as petting the cat gently
• Start with the movements children already know, like carrying the books

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 your community helpers theme

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 name the community helper who does each job

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Practice action verbs such as carry, write, stop and fix
• Use a simple sentence frame such as "I can ___ like a ___."
• Use the cube in OT and PT sessions targeting motor planning, core strength and sensory input
• Show the picture while saying the action word for visual support
• Add it to calm-down corners, movement stations or sensory rooms

Perfect For

• Circle time and morning meetings
• Classroom transitions
• Gross motor centers
• Indoor recess
• Community helpers units
• OT and PT sessions
• Small groups
• Substitute plans
• Homeschool resets and after-school energy breaks

Standards

This community helpers 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 carry, stop and fix.
• CCSS L.K.6: Use words and phrases learned through conversation and play, such as community helper 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 community helper movement.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.IX.A.2: Coordinate a sequence of movements, such as carrying the groceries and then fixing the car.
• 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 carrying, reaching and fixing 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.”

Ready to move like a mechanic, a crossing guard and a helper? Your kids will love fixing the car, stopping the traffic and carrying the groceries with these playful prompts. Add the Brain Break Cube | Community Helpers 2 to your cart now and bring more fun, focus and flexibility into your classroom or therapy space!

Bundle and save: the Community Helpers 2 Brain Break Cube is also included in the Brain Breaks Bundle.

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