Shake Your Brain

"You gotta shake your brains, figure it out
There's no need to scream or shout
You gotta work that thing you've got upstairs
You gotta activate what's under your hair"

This song playfully replaces frustration with creativity, resourcefulness and problem-solving.  It makes a great Brain Break song.

Themes: Frustration, conflict resolution, problem solving, creativity, resourcefulness

Shake Your Brains

Materials

1. Maraca or any other kind of shaker

2. Materials such as markers, ribbons or rope for hair, glue

3. The song “Shake Your Brains” from the recording “Teaching Peace”

Activity

1. You can have each student turn a maraca into a person or you can make just one for classroom use

2. Sit in a circle and play the song “Shake Your Brains” and have the student shake the “person” and then pass it on. Stop the music and whoever has the maraca must answer a question. For example: If you have cleaned up your toys after playtime is over but some others in the classroom have not yet what could you do? Continue the song again and pass the “shaker” around until it is time to stop the music again and ask a new question.






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