1. Brain Gym Helping my brain to learn
Year Thinking and Learning Skills

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. ...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?

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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”.

10. 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

11. The End