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Kindness Brain Breaks

Read a card, and the whole class answers at once by moving.

60 game cards
24 open practice cards
20 movement cards
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Grades: 3–5
What you get: 60 game cards in 6 rounds58 pages
Type: Brain Breaks
Use it: PrintView & Print in your browser
Competency: Social Awareness
Topic: Kindness & Compassion

About this resource

Read a card, and the whole class answers at once by moving. These kindness brain breaks help students in Grades 3–5 notice who needs kindness and act when others wait, include others in real ways and over time, offer help that fits the person, give specific kind words, choose kindness when it’s hard or unseen, and receive kindness and pass it on. Every movement has a seated version, and it’s print and play, with no prep beyond printing.

What students practice

What kindness is
Noticing and compassion
Including others
Kindness that fits the person
Kind when it’s hard
Receiving kindness and passing it on

What’s inside

60game cards in 6 rounds, each running Connect, Know, Choose, Do and Reflect, with a Round Card per round

24open practice cards to use any day, in any order

20movement cards, room signs, a movement menu and a printing guide

58pages

A detailed teacher script for every round, written to be read aloud
The “Kindness in Action” poster with six moves to learn and practice

A look inside

Example card: “Being kind and being nice are the same thing. TRUE or FALSE?”

Poster movesScan the Room, Open the Circle, Ask Before Helping, Say Something Specific, Kind by Choice, Receive & Pass It On

Each Round Card gives the plan, what you’ll need and the goal for the end of the round

How to use these kindness brain breaks

Quick brain breakPull one open practice card or a single Do card for 2–5 minutes of movement between lessons

Full SEL lessonPlay one round (15–20 minutes) in morning meeting or SEL time; it ends calm, so students are ready for what’s next

Play the rounds in order the first time, then replay any round or pick single cards

Tight on space? Use the seated version of any movement at desks

Grade fit

You read the cards aloud and students answer by moving, so every reader can join in. The questions go further than the K–2 version, with true-or-false traps, mixed answers and real choices that older students can argue about.

Pairs well with

Kindness Brain Breaks — SEL Movement Game (Grades K–2)Full library · Brain Breaks

Social Awareness Brain Breaks — SEL Movement Game (Grades 3–5)Free · Brain Breaks

Questions teachers ask

How long does it take?

A full round is a 15–20 minute lesson. For a quick brain break, use one open practice card or a single Do card.

Do I need a lot of space?

No. Every movement has a seated version, so you can play at desks.

Do students need to read?

No. You read each card aloud, and students answer by moving.

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