BrainGymforBeginnersTeresaDoğuelli

Howdoyoufeelrightnow?GaugeyourselfOnascaleof1-10ratehowyoufeel?• Relaxed• Overwhelmed• Focused• Tense• Calm• Stressed

1=totallyrelaxed10=tightandstressed

PACEYourself

Water BrainButtons CrossCrawlHookUps

Energy Clear Activate Positive

PACE

1)DrinkSomeWater

2)DoBrainButtons

3)DotheCrossCrawl

4)GetinHookUps

Howdoyoufeelnow?GaugeyourselfOnascaleof1-10ratehowyoufeel?• Relaxed• Alert• Bored• Focused• Tense• Calm• Stressed• Sleepy

1=totallyrelaxed10=tightandstressed

Didyournumberchange?

• Doyoufeelanydifferent?• Whatdidyounoticeafteryoudidthemovements?

• Youshouldfeelmore:• - relaxed• - focused• - awake• -alert

ThinkaboutyourStudents

• Movementstook2minutes• Imaginethedifferencethiscanmakeforyourstudents

BrainGym®Philosophy

“Movementisthedoortolearning”

BrainGymPaulE.DennisonandGailDennison

BrainGym®• BrainGymdevelopsthebrain'sneuralpathwaysthewaynaturedoes–throughmovement.

• Programmeof26 physicalmovements

• EnhanceslearningandperformanceinALLareas

• Helpslearnerswithspecificlearning&behaviouralproblems

ProblemStudentsorSOSOH?

• Excessiveactivity-hyperactivity• Difficultiesinmaintainingattentionandfocusonatask• Disruptivebehaviour• Learningdifficulties• Inabilitytocontrolbehaviourinalignmentwithsocial

norms• Markeddiscrepancybetweenseeminglyhighverbal

skills(constanttalking)andtheabilitytocommunicateeffectively

• Erratic,non-graceful,unbalancedorpoorlycontrolledmovements

• Havebeenexposedtostressorswhichrequirethemto

beconcernedmorewithsurvivalthanreason

Smart Moves: Why Learning is not all in your Head Carla Hannaford Great Ocean Publishers 1995

Stressed out,Survival-Oriented Humans

BrainGym®canImprove:• Reading,Spelling,Math,Comprehension,Handwriting,Writing

• SelfConfidence,selfesteem,coordination,communication

• Concentrationandmemory• Overcominghyperactivityandexcessivedaydreaming• Stressreleaseandachievementofgoals• Organizationalskills• Performanceskills

FORLIFE

DrinkingWaterBeginwithwatertoanchorasyougoActivatesthebrainfor:• Efficientactionbetweenthebrainandnervoussystem

• Efficientstorageandretrievalofinformation

BrainButtons

Improvesacademicskillssuchas:• Thecorrectionofletterand

numberreversals(asinDyslexia)

• Keepingone’splacewhilereading

• Crossingthevisualmidlineforreading

Midlineofwhat?

CrossCrawl

Improvesacademicskillsin:• Spelling• Writing• Listening• ReadingandComprehension

HookUps

Improvesacademicskillsin:• Clearlisteningandspeaking

• Testtakingandsimilarchallenges

• Workatthekeyboard

6moreBrainGym®Movements• Theprevious4movementswerepartofasequencecalledPACE

• Next,you’llsee6moreBrainGym®movementstouseforsimilarbenefits

1.TheThinkingCapActivatestheBrainfor:• Assistingshorttermworkingmemory

• Aidingsilentspeechandthinkingskills

• Wakinguphearingmechanismsothatwecanhearwithbothearstogether

• Rememberingbefore/duringatest

2.TheElephant• Wholemind&bodyactivation

• Strengthenshand/eyecoordination

• Improvesattention&canbeverybeneficialforlearnerswithADD&ADHD

• Improvesbalance&equilibrium

3.LazyEights

Lazy8’sImproveacademicskillsin:• Themechanicsofreading• Thedecodingofwrittenlanguage• Readingcomprehension• ThemechanicsofwritingAND• Strengtheneye-handcoordination• Cleareyestrain&soreneck&shoulders• Strengtheninnereyemuscles&helpto

focussimultaneouslyonthesamecentralpointwhilereading

• HelplearnerswithDyslexia• Clearwriter’s‘block’• Aidtest-taking

4.TheCalfPump• Helpsyoutobemoremotivated&readytomove

• Wedoitwheneverwefeel‘stuck’

• Helpscommunicationbecomefreer

• Canbeofparticularhelpwithspeech-impairedandautisticlearners

5.TheEnergyYawn• Addressesskillsthatrequireuseofverbalcommunication

• Providesincreasedenergyandalertness

• 50%ofnervesinbodyarerelatedtohead&faceandastensionisfrequentlyheldinthejawmuscle,thisishighlybeneficialforrelaxing&calmingthenervoussystemtorelievestress&tension

• Increasessensoryintake

6.TheEnergizer• Energizes&wakesupthesystemaftersittingforalongtimeatadeskorinfrontofacomputer

• Increasesoxygenflow• Relaxesneck&shouldermuscles

• Reactivatesfocus

ObservableeffectsofBrainGymin6weeksAbilityto:• Relaxandhavefunintheclassroom,enjoyingthelearningprocess• Carryonintelligentconversationsandthinkaboutthingsthatareimportanttothem• Focustheirattentiononataskforalongenoughperiodtocompleteitwell• Showcareandconcernforotherlearners,teachersandthemselves• Listenquietlyandattentivelyasotherssharetheirideas• Workandplaywellwithothers(fightsdecreasedramatically)• Cometoanequitableunderstandingfollowingafight• Standupforthemselvesinaconfident,positivewaywhenbeingabusedbyothers• Confidentlyexpresstheircreativityinmyriadways,throughmusic,art,poetry,danceand

interpersonalrelationships• Appropriatelyexpressangeraswellasaffection• Attainfinemotorcoordinationandbalance• Exhibituseofinnerspeechfordeductivereasoningandcontroloftheirownbehaviour• Experiencesuccessandcelebratethesuccessofothers• Implantthemselvesinyourheartasincrediblywondroushumanbeingsandmagnificent

survivors!

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