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15 Five-Minute Games to Connect With Your Kids After School (For Parents)
After-school is when family connection either happens or quietly evaporates. Here are 15 simple games for parents, all under five minutes, no apps, no equipment, that turn the after-school dead zone into the best part of the day.
Brain Breaks for Students with ADHD: What Actually Works (And What Backfires)
Movement helps students with ADHD focus, but not all movement is equal. Here are the 10 brain break types backed by research, plus the three popular ones that quietly make things worse.
The First Day of School: 12 Games That Make Students Remember Your Name
Your first day with a new class sets the tone for the whole year. Here are 12 simple games that build names, energy and rapport in the first lesson, with zero prep and zero awkwardness.
How to Use Games for Formative Assessment (Without Students Realising)
The quiz nobody wants to take versus the game everyone plays, they can collect the same data. Here's how to read a classroom through its games, and what to look for.
The Science of Play: Why Game-Based Learning Gets Better Academic Results
When someone says 'they're just playing games,' here's what the research actually says. The neuroscience of play, five mechanisms that drive better outcomes, and what it means for your classroom.
25 Brain Breaks for Middle School That Don't Feel Babyish
Middle schoolers will sniff out a babyish activity in three seconds flat. Here are 25 brain breaks that actually land with Years 7–9, without the eye-rolling.
Early Finishers Are Your Biggest Classroom Problem (Here's the Fix)
The student who finishes in eight minutes isn't a gift, they're a pressure test. Here's why early finishers are so disruptive, the three responses that make it worse, and the system that actually works.
The First 5 Minutes: How to Start Every Lesson So Students Actually Pay Attention
The opening five minutes prime everything that follows, attention, energy, and whether your class shows up mentally or just physically. Here's the science, the five mistakes to drop, and ten starters you can use tomorrow.
Friday Afternoon Teaching: Why It's Hard and What Actually Works
Friday periods 5 and 6 are where even the best lessons struggle. Here's the honest truth about why, and the three things that reliably turn it around.
5 Brain Break Ideas That Are Actually Backed by Science
Not all movement breaks are equal. Here are the five types of brain breaks with the strongest research support, and how to use them in any classroom.
How to Cut Classroom Transition Time in Half
The five minutes between activities are where lessons fall apart. These three strategies, including one that takes 30 seconds to set up, will change how your class moves.
The Supply Teacher's Survival Kit (From a Teacher Who Became a Founder)
Dale Sidebottom spent years as a supply teacher before founding ClassBreak. Here's what he wishes he'd known on Day 1.
How to Roll Out ClassBreak Across Your Whole School (Without the Staff Meeting Groan)
A practical guide for school leaders who want genuine staff buy-in, not just compliance.