About Brain Power

"Attention Advantage"

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Our "Brain Power" Sunday series will follow our Learning Class strategies to help children with focus, and maximize their attention span in order to learn how to self-regulate, and perform better at everyday tasks and at school. 

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We will focus on improving your children's memory in a playful way incorporating games and activities, that help to improve other brain functions, such as attention, concentration, and focus. Memory games give space to critical thinking and that helps children nurture their attention to detail. 

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Find mastery with recalling information and retelling stories in order. 

Cognitive skills: Finding mastery with Focus, Attention, and Concentration, Recalling information, Retelling stories

Critical Thinking: Detail orientation, Compare and Contrasting, Activating Prior Knowledge

Problem Solving: Comprehension using evidence, Drawing Conclusions.

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LEVEL 1 - Prerequisites

• Students are able to follow directions and transition from activity with minimal support

• Students are able to communicate their wants and needs

• Students are able to follow gross motor movements/ imitation

• Students understand "Same" and "Different"

• Students are able to identify colors

• Students can identify multiple feelings using given visuals

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LEVEL 2 - Prerequisites

All students who have completed the Level 1 session in previous seasons.

GOALS

• Learners will be able to create their task lists by writing their activities in order before working through each learning center.

• Learners will be able to engage in conversations of their peer's choice with up to 5, on-task social exchanges

• Learners will be able to lead movement sessions up to 10 minutes

• Learners will be able to self-regulate up to 8 minutes of meditation after over-stimulating activities.

• Learners will be able to work collaboratively with their peers in problem-solving by using creative critical thinking skills

• Learners will be able to recall details and retell stories in order

• Learners will be able to understand strategies to prepare for activities that are less preferred

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LEVEL 3 - Prerequisites

All students who have completed the Level 2 session in previous seasons.

GOALS

• Students will demonstrate mastery of the 3 ways to be a good friend: Kindness, Patience, and Gentleness. 

• Students will be able to demonstrate gross motor coordination and rhythm. 

• Students will be able to reflect and express when they understand when a break is needed and what they need to relax. (pressure, dark, sensory stimulation, music, small space, etc) 

• Students will be able to complete complex jigsaw puzzles, build on stories their friends have shared, tangram puzzles with Magnatiles,

• Students will be able to recall information shared more than 20 minutes prior, 

• Students will regularly ask for help from both peers and teachers by using specifics when explaining what they need help with.
   

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