Ten Easy Ways to Help Kids Learn: A Brain-based Learning Strategy that Really Works

Susan's a math whiz and Caleb's an artist extraordinary. That's, great but wouldn't it be better if Caleb could improve in math and Susan could develop some artistic skills? They can and it's easy.

Researchers have recently discovered that whole-brain learning or brain-based learning is an efficient and effective learning strategy that helps kids (parents and teachers, too) learn anything easily without struggling.

One feature of brain-based learning involves using both the right side and the left side of the brain. Although nobody is just left brain or just right brain, most of us have a dominance.

Susan's math aptitude means she is probably left-brain dominant, and Caleb, the artist, has a right-brain dominance.

Learning to read and write requires using both sides of the brain. So does learning math and even doing art. In fact, doing just about anything well, including thinking clearly, and even problem solving, involves using the right and left hemispheres of the front part of the brain.

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Here is a great way to end the year -- a Quiz Master game for reviewing Math!

Quiz master 'jeopardy' style game for students. Students choose a Category, Division, Addition, Multiplication or Subtraction. Next they choose the difficulty of the questions (points 1 - 6). Next the Quiz Master gives an answer, and they must supply the question.

WARNING: Once kids start playing -- they can't get enough!

2 Quiz Master Games each with 25 cards!

Includes:

Math Review Quiz Master for Grade 4
Math Review Quiz Master for Grade 5
Math Review Quiz Master for Grade 6

 
Ever wonder if you and your students could create your own TV news show? Would you like to have announcements and school/class information available to students all class long? Would you like to avoid those students who were absent constantly asking you, "What did we do in class yesterday?" It isn't only possible to do, but with a few pieces of equipment, it's easy to set up and run.

You, of course will need several pieces of hardware, including a TV or (digital projector) and a computer. You will also need the proper cables to connect the two. We've discovered that sometimes the resolution on some computers needs to be adjusted or changed, so check your monitors setting. You might even need a scan-converter if all else fails. Such a TV network can also be simply set up on a computer monitor which is turned to face the students.

Your computer will also need PowerPoint (or an equivalent presentation software). We've used such programs effectively on Macs, as well as Linux and Windows machines, and they all work well for this application.


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What is a Hero?

This innovative and unique lesson plan gets students thinking about heroes and heroine, celebrities, and superheros.

Core of the lesson are 5 questions:

1. What made them famous?
2. Does your hero or heroine have qualities that wish to develop in yourself?
3. What personal sacrifices have your hero or heroine made?
4. What contributions to society has your hero or heroine made?

This lesson will get talking about what they are interested in like popular movies, Star Wars, The Matrix, comic books, rock stars and popular television.

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