If the timing is right, the learning that occurs in the first five years can be a gold mine, promoting valuable cognitive and physical development that lasts a lifetime. Boosting Brain Power provides 52 strategies - one for every week of the year - to help teachers stimulate healthy brain growth in young children. In addition to well-researched strategies, each snippet of information offers teachers evidence-based instructions for how to bring the concepts to life in the classroom.
In this book, teachers will:
Be armed with the basics of how young brains grow and how children connect with the world
See how important attention, bonding, and communication are in these critical years
Explore new ways to boost children's existing growth and prime them for future learning.