A Corwin Press Classroom Activity BookPractical, brain-compatible
activities every elementary teacher can use! 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-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. For other
grade-specific Corwin Press Classroom books, please see:
Brain-Compatible Activities, Grades 3-5 Brain-Compatible
Activities, Grades 6-8 About the Author David A. Sousa, an
international educational consultant, has served at all levels of
education in New Jersey public schools, including superintendent,
supervisor of instruction, K-12 director of science, and junior and
senior high school science instructor. Sousa has also been an
adjunct professor of education at Seton Hall University, and a
visiting lecturer at Rutgers University. Sousa has presented at
national conventions of educational organizations and has conducted
workshops on brain research and science education in hundreds of
school districts and at colleges and universities across the United
States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. He has edited science books and
published numerous books and articles in leading educational
journals on staff development, science education, and brain
research. Sousa has a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from
Massachusetts State College at Bridgewater, a master of arts in
teaching degree in science from Harvard University, and a doctorate
from Rutgers University.
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