Using the WHOLE BRAIN!

I fist saw whole brain teaching through my practicum hours at King Elementary School in Deer River, Minnesota.  I would love to incorporate this teaching style into my classroom in the future.  This teaching style is a fun way for teachers to be involved with their students and keep their attention at all age levels.  The classroom is always fun and energetic.  The students are ready to learn and stay focused. 

  

Traditionally, education has been focused on right brain activity; the reasoning and rational part of the brain.  The left side of the brain is involved in creative activity.  It is being proven more and more that using both the right and left side of the brain leads to far more effective teaching.  Whole brain teaching! Using the WHOLE BRAIN!

I will discuss the Five Classroom Rules that are involved with the big seven elements.  These classroom rules involve using every part of the brain because they involve reasoning and rationalizing and also creative activity through gestures.

Rule #1:

Make your hand shoot forward

Rule #2:

Raise your hand and pull it down next to your head.  Then Make a talking motion with you hand. 

Rule #3:

 Raise your hand and pull it back down next to your head.  Then make a little walking figure with you index and middle fingers.  

Rule #4:

Tap one finger to your temple as you say each word.

Rule #5:

 Hold up your thumb and index finger on both the right and left hands to make two "Ls" framing your face.  Then bob your head back and forth with each word.  Remember to smile really big!