Have a Break!

Definitive bank of fun classroom and small group activities. Includes hand-drawn illustrations.

100 activities & games, for groups of 2-60, structured to help you develop specific skills in a fun way:
  • Verbal reasoning (11 activities)
  • Visual memory & visual skills (9)
  • Auditory Memory & auditory skills (8)
  • Social skills (13)
  • Concentration (8)
  • Following instructions (6)
  • Brain stimulation (1)
  • Speaking & listening skills (13)
  • Movement & co-ordination (6)
  • Co-operation (28)

What do teachers say about this resource? (2578)

I thought the resource was very good. I liked the idea of facilitating different types of learning breaks. The layout was easy to follow. It allowed for quick access especially useful for a quick time filler. Focused activities such as these are very useful. It would be highly useful in the primary age as well as for SEN.

K Yuen, Head Teacher & Peer Reviewer

Clear layout, great resource for providing a set of time fillers for teachers. The activities draw on a range of skills and topic areas.

R Smith, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

The resource is useful as it is a collection of short activities that are stored in one place and can easily be referred to. It encourages teachers to use games in their teaching to make it fun and stimulating. It includes ideas that can be easily forgotten about and helps to remind and introduces new activity ideas. It is useful having the resources all in one place to easily refer to.

It helps develop specific skills in a fun, engaging way, where the activities are appropriate.

The product isn't just relevant for SEN. I would find many activities relevant to my whole class as a general primary school teacher.

L Hendry, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

I like this resource. It is clearly presented and would be convenient to dip into on a daily or occasional basis. It contains ideas suitable for adapting to use across key stage 1 and 2, and would be a useful tool to have to fill standby pockets of time or to build into regular time slots.

A good resource, simply presented, easily used. Why has this not been produced earlier?

R Drake, SENCO & Peer Reviewer

I really liked this resource. It is well set out and the games would be easy to operate as every part of the games are are covered. There are plenty of different games for each skill so the games can be varied over a long period of time... a lovely resource.

C Fields, SENCo & Peer Reviewer

I think this is an excellent resource for anyone in my field of work who is constantly trying new things in the classroom.

K Dewsnap, SENCo & Peer Reviewer

I can see that the activities would all be good fun, this approach to learning is essential for younger children and those with SEN, but the plans could also be easily tweaked to make relevant to mainstream classes. The resource provides reinforcement for a range of skills in a non-threatening and fun way so the children are learning without even realising.

P Guy, SENCo & Peer Reviewer

Very very good... I particularly liked the variation of resources and the simple, straightforward description of each activity. Very easy to follow and implement.

S Crockett, SENCo & Peer Reviewer