Brain Gym: Simple Activities for Whole Brain Learning
by Gail E. Dennison, Paul E. Dennison
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Author: Gail E. Dennison, Paul E. DennisonIllustrator: Gail E. Dennison
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-06-01
ISBN: 0942143051
Number of pages: 40
Publisher: Edu Kinesthetics
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Book Review: I have been using the Brain Gym exercises on my own for more than fifteen years!
Summary: 4 Stars
BRAIN GYM
BRAIN GYM TEACHER'S EDITION
By Paul Dennison
I have bought these two books in the late eighties with the objective of fnding out how they work & how I can make use of them in my own life. Don't worry, I am not brain-injuired or learning-disabled as the technologies in the two books have been formulated originally by the author to help those unfortunate people.
Although there are more than twenty of the Brain Gym exercises introduced, I only use a handful for my own purpose, especially when I read. The exercises I have specifically selected are:
- The Owl exercise;
- The Neck Roll exercise;
- Brain Buttons;
- Cross-Crawl;
- Diaphragmatic Breathing;
I find them very useful in maintaining an active physiological frame of mind & sharp mental focus when I read.
I have been using these Brain Gym exercises on my own for more than fifteen years. I have also taught them to professional adults as well as to students in the schools. The feedback from them has always been positive.
The first book, with the orange cover, is just a summary of the exercises. You need the second book, which is the Teacher Edition, to get a foundational understanding of the exercises.
My only adverse comment about these two books is that the text printing & visual design are comparatively of poor quality, especially after so many years in print.
[For readers who are keen to explore further the significance of physical movements in learning processes, I would recommend strongly 'Smart Moves: Why Learning Is Not All in Your Head' by Dr Carla Hannaford, a neurophysiologist by training. In her book, she reinforces the practical usefulness of Brain Gym exercises, among other innovatve insights about learning & the brain.]
Summary of Brain Gym: Simple Activities for Whole Brain Learning
This small book has been translated into 20-some languages. It offers drawings of the 26 Brain Gym activities with simple descriptions of how to do them, written in a simple story form that children can understand. Parents, teachers, and learners seeking more in-depth descriptions and variations for the 26 activities find these in Brain Gym: Teacher s Edition by the same authors.Education Books
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