Brain Break - Jump In, Jump Out! (Grade: upper elementary or secondary)

Title: Jump In, Jump Out
Grade: upper elementary or secondary

Instructions
1. Form a circle, holding hands, facing in to the center.
2. Announce that you want the group to – “SAY WHAT I SAY, AND DO WHAT I SAY.”
3. Practice this skill with one of four commands – “JUMP IN,” “JUMP OUT,” “JUMP LEFT” or
“JUMP RIGHT.”
4. Call out a series of ‘Jump’ commands, one after another for 20 seconds.
5. Re-form the circle, and announce that you now want the group to – “SAY WHAT I SAY, AND DO THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT I SAY.”
6. Continue with a series of ‘jump’ commands, one after another for 20 seconds, or until the circle
breaks up too much.
7. Do the same activity with the announcement - SAY THE OPPOSITE OF
WHAT I SAY, AND DO WHAT I SAY.