Welcome to the Brain FUNdamentals Blog!
I began this blog in May 2020 while working as the Lead Coach and Educator at Brain Fit Academy Inc. Today, I’m excited to continue sharing my insights and experiences—only now, I’m writing from the perspective of my own company, Brain FUNdamentals LLC! While the name has changed, my passion for this work remains the same!
The Lost Art of Playing Outside
It’s April, and a warm spring day. I am sitting on my back deck enjoying the sunshine while getting some work done. And as I sit here, I am very noticeably missing something. A sound.
Story Time
It’s story time!
Once upon a time, there was a teacher named Amy. Amy was a good teacher. She loved working with her second grade classes and she loved helping each of the children grow and succeed in her class.
Better
When I was a teacher, I would always feel best about a lesson after I had taught it at least three times. In fact, when you're a new teacher, they say that by your third year of teaching is when you actually start to know what you're doing.
Back to School
Typically, we're talking about "Back to School" in August or September, and not March/April. But- there again, what (if anything) has been typical about the last year?
Routines
I remember when I was a classroom teacher and it was the beginning of a school year. I taught elementary school and had either 2nd, 4th, or 5th grades in front of me. No matter which of those grades I was teaching, building routines was a huge part of the first few weeks of school.
I'm Ready
I always knew I wanted to be a teacher. From the time when I was about eight or nine years old and (faithfully) watched "Little House on the Prairie". Laura Ingalls Wilder was a teacher and I wanted to be a teacher just like her. In fact, I wanted to do a lot of things that Laura could do. I even wore my hair in long braids just like Laura, for- I don't know- years?!?
Teachers
I remember when I first learned about Brain Gym®. I was teaching second grade at the time and those "buzz words" circulated around-first at my school and then the district.
Parents are Partners
Parents know their children best. They are the ones that kids spend the most time with. Parents know the ins and outs and the ups and downs of their children. Parents are usually the first ones to know if something is "off" with their child or if they are just having a bad day.
The New “Normal”
It stinks.
There, I said it. This new "normal" just stinks.
This is where I'm at on July 30th, 2020, and I'm sure many of you are right here with me.