Welcome to NED Breaks

Engage your students brains

How to use Ned Breaks

• Click on See all NED Breaks or get a random one
• Have your students stand up to do this
• Demonstrate the break with a student or assistant
• Give your students enough time to do it at least once each
• Have fun!

Why use NED Breaks?

• They increase blood flow to the brain
• Physical activity and human connection excite the production of Dopamine and other beneficial neurotransmitters
• These excitatory neurotransmitters will build strong dendritic connections through Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factors (BDNF = Miracle Grow for the Brain), increasing memory retention and capacity