1. What’s happening in their heads?
An introduction to some neuroscience behind SEAL

2. Revisiting Learning What is learning? How do we learn?
What role does emotion play?

3. NEO CORTEX LIMBIC BRAIN
The ‘Thinking’ Brain
Left Right Words Creativity Patterns
Sequences Imagination
Analysis Whole picture
LIMBIC BRAIN
The ‘Feeling’ Brain
Five senses
Emotional Memory
Context
REPTILIAN BRAIN
The ‘Survival’ Brain
Basic body systems
Desire to avoid harm
Whats happening in the brain?
Explore 3 parts and their roles
Activity to ilustrate RH LH brain (IKEA cupboard) Do as continuum
Feeling brain and seeing a snake story.
(Or Ships example)
Use stress as an example. Use flip to show relationship between Thinking and Feeling and Survival. Add test tube visuals
Use story of being followed
Then equate this to a pupils journey to school

4. Processing learning
The role of the cortex
Right or left?
Or both?

5. The Role of the Limbic System
Senses
Thalamus
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Hypothalamus
Cortical lobes

6. The importance of PFC
Pre
Frontal
Cortex
…or this bit ‘ere

7. Birth to three matters
From birth to three years a child learns an amazing array of social and emotional skills. Interactions at this age actually builds brain networks in the PFC.
Add wall
NS set and debrief task Wall = bottom layer 0-8months: layer months: top layer 18months – 3 years

8. Teenage brain Hormones alone are not responsible!
Pruning at this age is similar to changes in infant brains
Frontal lobe is a hot bed of activity and bears little resemblance to a child or adults brain
The amygdala is used to guide responses more than the frontal lobes

9. Emotional States
Fear
Joy
Sadness
Disgust
Surprise
Anger

10. Learner stress Snakes, spiders and sabre tooth tigers.....
… risks, tests and bully boy fighters?

11. NEO CORTEX LIMBIC BRAIN
The ‘Thinking’ Brain
Left Right Words Creativity Patterns
Sequences Imagination
Analysis Whole picture
LIMBIC BRAIN
The ‘Feeling’ Brain
Five senses
Emotional Memory
Context
REPTILIAN BRAIN
The ‘Survival’ Brain
Basic body systems
Desire to avoid harm
Whats happening in the brain?
Explore 3 parts and their roles
Activity to ilustrate RH LH brain (IKEA cupboard) Do as continuum
Feeling brain and seeing a snake story.
(Or Ships example)
Use stress as an example. Use flip to show relationship between Thinking and Feeling and Survival. Add test tube visuals
Use story of being followed
Then equate this to a pupils journey to school

12. Zones for Learning
Comfort Zone
Challenge Zone
Stress Zone

13. Would you like to know more?
Check out
PBS
Neuroscience for Kids
Brain activities