What’s Included in the Thanksgiving Brain Break Cube:

Each set includes two cube options for easy prep in both color and black/white:

• Inserts for Differentiated Instruction Cubes (compatible with soft photo cubes)
• Build-Your-Own Cube Template (just print, cut, fold, and tape—perfect for budget-friendly printing)

Thanksgiving-themed movement prompts include:

• Roll like a rolling pin
• Mash the potatoes
• Put food in the oven
• Eat the drumstick
• Pour the gravy
• Put food in the basket

Skills Covered with the Thanksgiving Brain Break Cube:

Primary Skills:

• Gross motor coordination and body awareness
• Following one-step directions with movement cues
• Action word comprehension and vocabulary expansion
• Encouraging transitions through active engagement

Secondary Skills:

• Imaginative and pretend play skills
• Executive functioning like self-regulation and impulse control
• Visual scanning, focus, and classroom participation
• Emotional regulation and sensory input through movement
• Cooperative learning and peer interaction

How to Use the Thanksgiving Brain Break Cube:

1. Print and prep your choice of cube: use the full-color or black-and-white inserts in a soft cube, or assemble the printable DIY cube.
2. Roll the cube and read the prompt aloud with your students.
3. Act it out! Encourage full-body movement and let kids have fun pretending to be helpful heroes.

Perfect for circle time, brain breaks, gross motor centers, or calming corners!

How to Implement the Thanksgiving Gross Motor Brain Break Cube:

In the Classroom:
Sprinkle this into your daily routine to keep kids focused and smiling. It’s perfect for adding purposeful movement during circle time, center rotations, or those tricky transition moments when attention starts to drift.

Therapy Sessions:
Whether you're working on motor planning, core strength, or sensory input, this activity gives therapists an easy and playful tool to engage kids. It’s a fun way to support IEP goals while keeping things fresh and motivating.

At Home for Learning or Play:
Perfect for a homeschool reset or after-school energy burn, this cube adds joy and movement to any home routine. It’s a quick way to spark imaginative play, get those wiggles out, and reset focus for the next task.

In Small Groups:
Encourage cooperation and giggles with group cube rolls. Whether you're leading a small center or circle group, kids will love taking turns rolling and acting out the moves together.

As a Sub Plan Favorite:
Toss it in your emergency sub folder for a no-prep lifesaver. It’s simple to explain, easy to manage, and brings smiles to even the most unpredictable sub days.

Standards Alignment:

✨ SEL Competencies:

Builds self-regulation, body awareness, and responsible decision-making through movement and imaginative expression.

✨ Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework:

Supports Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development with a focus on coordination and active participation.

✨ Virginia ELDS (2021):

HPD1.1a, HPD1.1b: Children demonstrate coordination in large muscle activities like jumping, stretching, and balancing.

✨ Texas Pre-K Guidelines:

III.A.1: Children use a wide variety of vocabulary to describe physical actions and motions during play and structured activities.

✨ Common Core Speaking & Listening K.1:

Encourages participation in collaborative conversations by promoting active listening, turn-taking, and expressive language.

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.

Add a simple and easily accessible resource to your brain break rotation with this Brain Break Cube – a perfect addition to your educational toolkit! You don’t want to miss out on this FOCUSING resource. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.