Brain Gym Helping my brain to learn Year 7 - Thinking and Learning Skills

Nerve signals from the body Remember the PET brain ? What’s this ? What does it do ? Thinking brain ALL thinking and learning Left side… details words and numbers logic lists What’s this ? What does it do ? Right side… “Big Picture” shapes and colours imagination pictures What’s this ? What does it do ? What’s this ? What does it do ? Emotional Brain memory humour Primitive Brain survival takes over when you feel stressed.... What’s this ? What does it do ? What are these ? Nerve signals from the body

Remember the PET brain ? There’s something new…. 4. Thinking brain (Cortex)… ALL thinking and learning 7. Corpus Callosum… 100 million neurons connect Left & Right sides of the brain 5. Right side… 6. Left side… 3. Emotional Brain 1. Primitive Brain 2. Nerve signals

How do you prepare for a long journey? Now I’m ready to go ! Scotland oil... petrol…. water in the radiator…. tyres….

...Left and right sides connected? How do you prepare the brain for a Learning Journey ? Thinking brain… ...Left and right sides connected? Corpus Callosum… ….Is there water to help the neurons to conduct the signals? Emotional brain…. ….Have you connected with your memories?…… …..are you feeling cheerful about learning? Primitive brain…. ….Relaxed?….. ….can signals get through to the Thinking brain?

Brain Gym – exercises for Learning Connecting Left  Right sides improves…. Clear balanced thinking Speaking and listening Reading and writing Connecting…. Thinking brain Emotional brain… connect with what you know feel positive about learning The Primitive brain …is relaxed

Water ! The Exercises Mid-Line exercises De-stressing exercises Reduce stress Link left & right sides Mid-Line exercises De-stressing exercises The Exercises Your brain is 70% water Water ! Energy exercises Small regular sips Energy and focus Water conducts electricity

Link left & right sides of the brain Mid-Line exercises “Links hand and eye, helps writing too, Double Doodle is the one for you.” “To read and write, and do well in a test, Lazy 8s is the very best.” The Exercises Double doodle Lazy 8s writing Scribble

The Exercises De-stressing exercises Arm Activation …reduce the stress on your Primitive brain Stretch and relax your muscles….. De-stressing exercises The Exercises Arm Activation “At any time, to relax and feel great, All you do is Arm Activate”.

Energy and focus on learning “To think and remember, and do well in PE, Balance Buttons is the one for me.” The Exercises Balance Buttons Hook Ups Energy exercises “It’s easily done, there’s no hocus pocus, Hook Ups help me to listen and focus.” Energy and focus on learning

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