How To Train
Your Brain
This interactive growth mindset activity workbook teaches kids to train their
brains to get stronger. Using multisensory activities, they learn about their
unique strengths, learning style, and how to use their senses to improve. This
is a great way to encourage a positive learning attitude for all learners.
Working through the exercises highlights that everyone has different
strengths, abilities, ways of learning, and that we can all get stronger.
Activities include looking, reading, writing, drawing, telling, singing, moving
and thinking.
This is an excellent activity for special education and counseling groups. It is
a great way to begin tutoring sessions, particularly for those who learn
differently.
Print a copy of pages 2-8 for each student and staple to create the
workbook. The exercises can be done as a whole class activity, small group,
or individually. For younger children and those with reading challenges, the
teacher should read it aloud.
Who benefits from multisensory learning? Everyone We all learn with our
whole body and we all have a multisensory brain. We all have different
learning styles.
What is multisensory learning? It is learning that involves the use of our senses,
primarily visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. By incorporating all senses into the
learning process, different parts of the brain are simultaneously activated
which helps to enhance memory and the learning of written language. It
also helps learners discover what learning style fits them best. It provides
more ways for understanding new information, more ways to remember it
and more ways to recall it later.
Visit Tammy’s Toolbox on TPT to see more growth mindset resources and
literacy materials that use a multi-sensory approach.
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How To Train Your Brain
I Am Strong
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How To Train Your Brain
Auditory
My brain can do amazing things. It tells my body what to do. It helps me breathe,
move, and think. It helps me learn. When I work hard and practice, it gets stronger.
How do I make it super strong? I practice with all my senses.
When I use my eyes to see things, it’s called visual
When I touch and move things, it’s called kinesthetic
When I hear things, it’s called auditory
When I use them all, it’s called multi-sensory
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I Am Strong
Here Are Some Things
I Am Strong At
Write or draw pictures of your strengths. Remember, you have strengths in many different
areas. Everyone’s strengths are different. That’s what makes us each unique and strong.
Ask a parent, teacher, or friend what they think are some of your strengths.
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Here Are Some Ways
I Can Learn With My Senses
These are just a few of many ways our brains can learn. We use more than one sense at a
time. The more senses we use the better our brains learn new information and remembers
it later.
Visual
With My Eyes I Can…
Read Books
Look at Flash Cards
Color/Write/Draw Pictures
Color Code Information
Use Highlighters
Watch TV or Videos
Use Computer Programs
Make Pictures to Represent Information
Create Outlines of Information
Use Graphic Organizers
Kinesthetic
With My Hands and Body I Can….
Build Things Or Make A Model
Use Clay, Dough
Color, Draw, Write, Paint, Type
Write in Sand, Rice, or Shaving Cream
Write on Sand Paper with My Fingers
Make Words with Letters
Put Together Puzzles
Pretend I Am Writing in the Air
Hop or Jump and Say Letters or Facts
Tap Sounds and Words with My Fingers
Play Ball
Play Charades
Play Games
Dance, Walk, Run
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Auditory
With My Ears I Can…
Listen to Stories/Books
Listen to Songs
Sing Chants
Sing Information
Make Up Rhymes
Say Tongue Twisters
Tell A Story to A Friend
Read Aloud to Someone
Read Aloud to Myself
Use a Voice Recorder
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Here Are Some Ways
I Can Learn With My Senses
Think of some ways you like to learn using your senses. Write, draw pictures, or
tell your ideas to someone. Go back and pick your favorite ones. Which
category are most of your favorites under? This is probably the way you learn
best.
Visual
Kinesthetic
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Auditory
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Let’s Practice
Auditory
Visual Look at the whole picture above, look at each picture, read the words.
Auditory Read the title aloud. Say the names of the pictures aloud. Read the words in the
arrows aloud. (or listen to someone read them aloud) Sing “Hands and Eyes and Ears and
Brain, It’s How I Train.” (to the tune of head and shoulders, knees, and toes)
Kinesthetic Take your finger and put it on the hand. Trace the triangle with your finger,
saying each word and picture as you pass it. (or listen to someone read the words as you
trace the triangle). Say each picture as you touch that part of your body. Sing the song
again, touching the body part.
It’s multi-sensory
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How To Train Your Brain
To Be Strong
Your brain uses all of your senses to learn. You may learn better using
one, but you need them all. Check the one that you think is the best
for you.
Think of some things you want to improve at. How will you use your
senses to practice? You can use smell and taste too. Write, draw, or
tell your ideas to someone.
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