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Brain-Compatible Activities, Grades K-2


September 2007 | 96 pages | Corwin

A Corwin Press Classroom Activity Book Download a Sample Lesson Plan and Student Activity
Download a Sample Lesson Plan
and Student Activity

Practical, brain-compatible activities every elementary teacher can use!

Brain research has provided a tremendous opportunity to develop instructional techniques that facilitate the brain's innate learning capacity. As educators, we can take this knowledge and apply it to the strategies we use in our classrooms.

This essential resource, based on David A. Sousa's best-seller How the Brain Learns, Third Edition, provides ready-to-use, brain-compatible activities that feature some of the following strategies:

  • Graphic organizers
  • Mnemonic devices
  • Cooperative learning
  • Movement to enhance retention
  • Music to stimulate brain activity and creativity

These activities, correlated with national standards, cover all the content areas in grades K–2 and include topics such as phonics, reading fluency, computation, money, community, scientific inquiry, and much more!

The more we understand how the brain learns, the more instructional options we have. This unique resource helps you make the most of the brain's learning potential and transform your teaching practices to engage every student in your classroom.

For other grade-specific Corwin Press Classroom books, please see:

Brain-Compatible Activities, Grades 3-5
Brain-Compatible Activities, Grades 6-8

About the Author
David A. Sousa, an international educational consultant, has served at all levels of education in New Jersey public schools, including superintendent, supervisor of instruction, K–12 director of science, and junior and senior high school science instructor. Sousa has also been an adjunct professor of education at Seton Hall University, and a visiting lecturer at Rutgers University.

Sousa has presented at national conventions of educational organizations and has conducted workshops on brain research and science education in hundreds of school districts and at colleges and universities across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. He has edited science books and published numerous books and articles in leading educational journals on staff development, science education, and brain research. Sousa has a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Massachusetts State College at Bridgewater, a master of arts in teaching degree in science from Harvard University, and a doctorate from Rutgers University.


 
Connections to Standards
 
Introduction
 
Put It Into Practice
 
1. Language Arts
Blending Bowl

 
You'll Never Guess

 
Flashcard Hop

 
Segmenting Blues

 
Fluency in Motion

 
 
2. Math
Geomtery Lingo

 
Fun Facts

 
Money Counts

 
Measurement Relay

 
Graphing Similes

 
 
3. Social Studies
Home Sweet Home

 
Visualizing Democracy

 
Relationship Hoops

 
"Did You See That?"

 
Families on Target

 
 
4. Science
Pasta Challenge

 
Natural or Human-made

 
Turn on to Technology

 
What's in the Jar?

 
Whales and Sharks

 
 
5. Physical Education and the Arts
Color Changes Everything

 
What's In a Name?

 
We've Got the Beat

 
Acting Out in Reading

 
Teamwork

 
 
References

“The different grade levels and approaches of these workbooks make them a top pick for any library strong in classroom workbooks and activities for teachers. Each workbook holds some 96 pages of projects, with fill-in blanks and ideas perfect for photocopying and classroom use. All are outstanding workbooks that teachers will appreciate.”

California Bookwatch, March 2008
Midwest Book Review

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Paperback
ISBN: 9781412952712
$19.95