Act it out
Call out a word and kids act out its opposite: you say "tall," they crouch low; you say "fast," they move in slow motion. Bodies remember what ears forget, and it's a perfect brain break.
Why it works: in a well-known study, a few short sessions of a simple number board game measurably boosted young children's number skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
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