Brain Breaks: 17FEB25 - 21FEB25

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Noah McMillan
February 16, 2025

Brain Breaks -  Monday

Stand up if ...

  • You have been to the top of a sky scrapper

  • You get your haircut once a month

  • You can recite the alphabet backwards

Would you rather …

  • Have carpet or wooden floor?

  • Have a shower or a bath, but not both?

Game: Scattergories

We’re going to play a game called Scattergories Online. Here’s how it works: You’ll be given a random letter and a set of categories. Your task is to come up with words that fit each category and start with the given letter. The more unique your answers, the higher your score!

Brain Breaks - Tuesday

Stand up if ...

  • You have smiled at someone today

  • You often roll your eyes

  • You can count backwards from 100

Would you rather …

  • Be a movie star or a TV star?

  • A plastic water bottle or a glass water bottle?

Game: Jigsaw Planet

We’re going to play a game called Jigsaw Planet. Here’s how it works: It’s an online jigsaw puzzle game. Drag and drop the pieces to complete the image as quickly as possible!

To play, visit Jigsaw Planet https://www.jigsawplanet.com/

Brain Breaks - Wednesday

Stand up if ...

  • You have felt excited/angry today

  • You have a favourite colour

  • You have a favourite emoji

Would you rather …

  • Have a large group of friends or a small group of really close friends?

  • Live in a house without doors or a house with seats?

Game: Semantris

We’re going to play a game called Semantris. Here’s how it works: It’s a word association game powered by AI. You’ll be given words, and your task is to type related words to help the AI make connections and clear blocks. The quicker and more relevant your words, the higher your score! To play, visit Semantris and test your vocabulary and speed.

Brain Breaks - Thursday

Stand up if ...

  • You know a word from a fake language (e.g., Klingon or elvish)

  • You know how many countries are in the world

  • You have ever made an animation

Would you rather …

  • Wear black and white clothes or only coloured clothes for the rest of your life

  • Be in a surf shop or a skateboarding shop

Game: Google’s Game of the Year

We’re going to play a game called Google’s Game of the Year. Here’s how it works: Test your knowledge of the year’s most searched trends! The game will present you with fun questions about the biggest moments, people, and topics that captured the world’s attention. To play, visit Google’s Game of the Year and see how many you can get right.

Brain Breaks - Friday

Stand up if ...

  • You have a pet that does smelly farts.

  • You have been surfing before

  • You have a podcaster you listen to regularly

Would you rather …

  • Take risks in life or be safe

  • Be a tiger or a buffalo?

Game: Uncover 25 of the Most Searched

We’re going to play a game called Uncover 25 of the Most Searched. Here’s how it works: Over the past 25 years, certain people, places, and moments have been the most searched on the internet. Your task is to uncover them! To play, you will be sent a link or you can type searchplayground.google into your search engine.