Brain-Compatible Activities, Grades 3-5
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David Sousa Grades 3-5 96 pages, 8.5 x 11 in. Publisher: Corwin Press (2008) ISBN: 978-1-4129-5272-9 . 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&endash;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.  ABOUT THE AUTHOR: David A. Sousa is an international educational consultant. He has taught junior and senior high school science, served as a K&endash;12 director of science, and was supervisor of instruction for the West Orange, New Jersey, schools. He then became superintendent of the New Providence, New Jersey, public schools. Sousa has been an adjunct professor of education at Seton Hall University and a visiting lecturer at Rutgers University. He was president of the National Staff Development Council in 1992.