When it comes to kids and horsing around, they are actually learning while playing. Why not use
family time this weekend for exercising your brain and teaching mind-body communication to your children or grandchildren?
What are brain games?
Brain games help a child access her full potential. and keep your brain sharp. Regardless of learning style, every child and person can tap into his own brain’s magnificent resources through mind-body activity, also known as
Brain Education. Brain Education is a 5-step method
Ilchi Lee, the founder of Change Your Energy, created to teach people to learn how to use their innate brain power to create self-sustained health and happiness. Supported by research, it’s been accepted in South Korea as an official academic study where students can receive a bachelor’s master’s or PhD degrees in.
During childhood, children learn and develop through every activity, whether it is academic, recreational or social, and throughout adulthood our brains are kept sharp and working in tip-top condition in the same way. These brain games help people connect their mind to their body experientially and have a fun time too. When you and your child or grandchild are learning by doing rather than from a book or lecture, they are able to absorb and integrate the information much more easily and effectively.
Whether you have a straight-A or struggling student, take a break this weekend and call your family together for these fun and energetic brain games for the whole family.
A Brain Game to Get You Moving
Family gatherings are a time to break out of the rut and exercise some new muscles, including some of the under-used parts of our brain.
Our brains control every movement we make, from a bent finger to the curve of a smile. And every movement is signaled by a specific part of our brain.
We have an established pattern, or wiring, in our daily lives. From brushing our teeth to flipping on a light switch to starting the car, we repeat the same motions all the time. This means we are stimulating the same parts of the brain over and over again. We need to vary our repetitive motions to wake up give neglected areas of our brain a workout.
These movement exercises are designed to stimulate areas of the brain we rarely use in our daily lives. It will help improve left and right brain coordination and keep your brain elastic and flexible.
- Stand in a circle.
- Choose a call leader to keep count and call out when it’s time to switch.
- Begin by placing both hands on your chest, with one hand in a fist and the other open. With the open hand, rub your chest up and down. Simultaneously, tap on your chest with your fisted hand.
- Repeat ten times then switch hands again.
- Next, draw a circle in the air with your left hand while simultaneously drawing a triangle with your right hand.
- Next, draw a square with your left hand and draw a reverse triangle with your right.
- Alternate hands and repeat the steps above.
- The leader can call our “switch!” at any time during the circle and triangle ‘drawing,’ making the game more fun and stimulating.
- Bursts of giggles are definitely allowed.
A Clapping Brain Game
Similar to the ‘pattycake’ game, this clapping brain game develops concentration and a sense of rhythm in children.
- Have the children pair up and sit on the floor facing each other
- Clap once in front of your chest and once on the floor
- Clap your hands once in front of your chest, and then twice on the floor
- Clap once again in front of your chest, and then three times on the floor
- Now clap once in front of the chest, and twice on the floor
- And again, clap once in front of the chest and once on the floor
- Continue to follow the 1-2-3-2-1-2-3-2-1 sequence of clapping, seeing how long you can maintain the rhythm. To add a challenge, try slowly increasing the speed.
As an alternative, clap each other’s palms instead of the floor during the sequence. You can also make your own sequence or add a third element like bouncing a ball once or twice before clapping.
Always remember to
take a break and get the family together, maybe use a lazy sunday to help them focus on brain games so they can be learning while playing, and you can stay on top of it, too. These brain games are both educational and fun! Enjoy!