Brain Gym® In Classrooms

• Last week I went to my daughter's classroom to do some Dominance Profiles. I was in for a treat when I arrived at the beginning of the day. After the Pledge to the flag, they immediately did Hook-Ups-parts 1 and 2. Then she asked them what other Brain Gym Activity they felt they should do that day. They said Cross Crawls. After doing them, they sat down and began their work. It was easy to see that Brain Gym Activities are a part of their daily routine. It only took a few minutes-maybe 2 or 3-to help them find their own unique learning timing. She had told me earlier that she has seen some of them doing Brain Gym on their own at various times during the day.
• As the counselor at an elementary school, one of my duties is to have children come to my room when they are having difficulty following directions and/or staying on task. This morning I had such a visitor, a first grader. He worked a few minutes, then said he needed to do brain exercises. He then stood up and began doing Cross Crawls. He continued to tell me that this would help his brain and him to work because his teacher had them do them in class. After doing about 10 on both sides, he said that he had done enough and was ready to work. He sat down and began to write again.
• It is exciting to see 6 and 10 year olds learning to take care of their well-being.