Start Smart!

by Schiller, Pamela Byrne

• ISBN13: 9780876592014
• ISBN10: 0876592019
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Gryphon House

Summary

Did you know that emotions boost our memory? Or that small muscle exercises help the brain develop? Early experiences contribute to the future capacity of the brain. Start Smart offers simple, straightforward ways to boost brain power with active exploration, repetition, sensory exploration, meaningful context, trial and error, and direct experience. All the activities are accompanied by explanations of how and why they help the brain develop. Easy and fun, Start Smart will start young children ages three to six on their way to a future rich with learning.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(8)
Sniff, Sniff---
Aromas and the Brain	15	(6)
Eeeny, Meeney, Miney, Mo---
Choices and the Brain	21	(4)
I Feel Blue---
Color and the Brain	25	(5)
I Feel the Rhythm---
Mind and Body Cycles and the Brain	30	(4)
I Feel, I Remember---
Emotions and the Brain	34	(7)
Hop, Skip, Jump---
Exercise and the Brain	41	(3)
Water, Water, Everywhere---
Hydration and the Brain	44	(5)
Laughter and Learning---
Laughter and the Brain	49	(6)
Always Across---
Cross-Lateral Movement and the Brain	55	(8)
Many Ways to Be Smart---
Multiple Intelligences and the Brain	63	(7)
Start With Mozart---
Music and the Brain	70	(6)
The Power of New---
Novelty and the Brain	76	(4)
Feeding the Brain---
Nutrition and the Brain	80	(5)
More Than Plaids---
Patterns and the Brain	85	(9)
Try, Try, Again---
Practice and the Brain	94	(3)
No Problem---
Problem Solving and the Brain	97	(8)
Praise or Encourgement---
Rewards and Praise and the Brain	105	(4)
Spanish, Chinese, Arabic---
Learning a Second Language and the Brain	109	(3)
What Does It Mean?---
Sense and Meaning and the Brain	112	(4)
The Hand-Brain Connection---
Small Muscles and the Brain	116	(9)
Appendix	125	(12)
Index	137