As teachers, we know the benefits of giving kids movement in the classroom. It's easy to see that after even a short period of sitting, kids need to get the wiggles out so they are ready to learn again. Scientific studies support this idea and even contend that frequent brain breaks lead to higher  a cademic achievement, increased concentration, better on-task behavior, and improved student attitudes. Sounds great, right?         I love brain breaks so much that I wanted to share a dozen of my favorite brain breaks here. If you like them, you can find a link at the bottom of the post to a FREE set of 12 print and digital task cards in my TpT store. 1. Places and Spaces : Kids pretend to tour a particular place in the world and do movements that relate to those places. For example... We are now touring the United States! Pretend to… Surf the beaches of California, Stomp through the swamps of Mississippi, Cl......