<p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://slayyypod.com">SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone Website</a></p><p><strong>Gaslight</strong></p><p>Talking Yourself Out of Them</p><p>Brain Breaks vs. Games</p><p>Focus vs. Energize</p><p>Perception of Brain Breaks</p><p><strong>Gatekeep </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1589411">Sharpe, B. T., Trotter, M. G., & Hale, B. J. (2025). Sustaining student concentration: The effectiveness of micro-breaks in a classroom setting.<em> Frontiers in Psychology, 16,</em> 1589411.</a> </p><p>Do students perform better on quizzes and tests if they get regularly microbreaks during class time?</p><p><strong>Girlboss</strong></p><p>Meditation and Box Breaths</p><p>Games with Patterns</p><p>Simpler!</p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p>Social Accounts:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570439293592">Facebook</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/slayyypod.bsky.social">Bluesky</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/slayyypod/">Instagram</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.headspace.com/educators">Headspace</a> - meditation app, free for educators!</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/uxayUBd6T7M?si=Qol3uscdGmlvfSTB">Calm - Breathe Bubble</a> (for quick mindfulness in class)</p><p>Say the Word to the Beat Examples - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/vjGZ7m0gIpM?si=ac-cKOOoJ55BfTNJ">Spanish</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/IxG40oC7PBc?si=ZV278uSJ1M79lgT1">German</a></p><p>Heads Up, 7 Up - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15praHBRSsyO4PxpPNPDFIhYWp_Lnm8y0augS3sM3Wps/edit?usp=sharing">Spanish</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1d5G34lp_xH1NehWsbNxctM5gWnU2ZPPtFBI_VbHm_E0/edit?usp=sharing">German</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQVS6vmDEVv/?igsh=MXQycnh6aDJzZXV1YQ%3D%3D">Category Clapping from Claudia Elliott</a></p>