Brain Gym Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Brain Gym Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

The Origins of Brain Gym The programme was put together by Dr. Paul Denison of the Educational Kinesiology Foundation in 1987 Kinesiology is based on the premise that a child’s physical development, language acquisition and achievement in school are interdependent. Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

The Origins of Brain Gym The programme was put together by Dr. Paul Denison of the Educational Kinesiology Foundation in 1987 Kinesiology is based on the premise that a child’s physical development, language acquisition and achievement in school are interdependent. Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

LOW GEARHIGH GEAR The Balanced learning state allows the learner to clearly see the learning road ahead and move easily between low and high gear learning states as necessary. Thinking Together Thinking for Learning Key ideas Movement is the door to learning. (de-stress) There are no learning disabilities, only learning blocks. (stress) Brain Gym activities are part of a personal program for achieving personal goals. Individuals set goals and express these in whole brain language. unsafe, unfamiliar safe, familiar stopping movement to thinkthinking and moving together focus is on parts rather than the whole focus is on the whole rather than the parts intentional behaviourautomatic behaviour

LOW GEARHIGH GEAR The Balanced learning state allows the learner to clearly see the learning road ahead and move easily between low and high gear learning states as necessary. Thinking Together Thinking for Learning Key ideas Movement is the door to learning. (de-stress) There are no learning disabilities, only learning blocks. (stress) Brain Gym activities are part of a personal program for achieving personal goals. Individuals set goals and express these in whole brain language. unsafe, unfamiliar safe, familiar stopping movement to thinkthinking and moving together focus is on parts rather than the whole focus is on the whole rather than the parts intentional behaviourautomatic behaviour

The body and the brain together Thinking Together Thinking for Learning The bodyThe brain

The body’s 3 dimensions Thinking Together Thinking for Learning Left to Right communication Bottom to Top organisation Back to Front focus - the three midlines

The brain’s 3 dimensions Thinking Together Thinking for Learning Left to Right ‘communication’

The brain’s 3 dimensions Thinking Together Thinking for Learning Back to Front ‘focus’

The brain’s 3 dimensions Thinking Together Thinking for Learning Bottom to Top ‘relaxation’ and ‘organisation’

The brain’s 3 dimensions Thinking Together Thinking for Learning Bottom to Top ‘relaxation’ and ‘organisation’

Pathways to learning V A K Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Pathways to learning Thinking Together Thinking for Learning V A K

Pathways to learning Thinking Together Thinking for Learning V A K

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning VAK The exercises

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning VAK The exercises

Exercises that focus attention on visual learning Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning Exercises that focus attention on auditory learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning Exercises that focus attention on kinesthetic learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Thinking Together Thinking for Learning

Brain Gym A set of exercises we can use to focus children’s attention on : Thinking Together Thinking for Learning the learning skills needed to meet the upcoming challenge – the ‘new and difficult’ themselves as confident ‘driver-learners’.