What is Brain Gym?
26 activities demonstrated through:
- Books
- CDs/DVDs
- Posters
- Cards
- These activities are taught to your child by a certified therapist, educator, or trainer and are to completed before, during, or after school work or physical activity.
Goal of Brain Gym
- The goal of the activities is to link the correlation between positive brain function and movement.
- These activities are meant to improve:
- Memory
- Academics (reading, writing, math, etc)
- Physical coordination
Self-responsibility- Relationships
- Organizational skills
- Attitude
- Through these activities the children will experience: sensorimotor coordination, stability, and locomotion.
Examples of Activities Offered
- Cross Crawl
- Lazy 8s
- The Thinking Cap
- Increase attention span, learning speed and mood, boost memory
- Sit on a chair. Place your index finger and thumb on your ear.
- Massage the top of the ear and gradually come down to the auricle.
- Massage back up to the top of your ear. Do this slowly 15 times.
- Positive Points
- Double Doodle
- Active Arm
- The Elephant
- The /owl
- Trace X
- Helps improve eye coordination and muscle movement
- Sit in a chair and close your eyes
- Think of the letter X and trace if by moving your eyeballs
- Do this 8 times, rest for 10 seconds and repeat 8 times
For more information and visual examples of the activities:
- https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/10-best-brain-gym-exercises-kids/
- https://www.braingym.com/the-activities/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5ChXC-rHLE
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnbQp1JId1M
