| 775 | Saturday, March 17, 2007 |
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| 10:15 AM-11:30 AM | Convention Center:Ballroom I |
| NASPE/Council of Physical Education for Children |
| Brain Gym - Move Your Body, Connect Your Brain |
| Brain Gym is a series of movements and activities that integrate and enhance brain/body function. Primitive infantile reflexes will be discussed and the relationship movement plays in child development, learning and behavior.
Participants will receive an overview of Educational Kinesiology, learn 5 of the 26 Brain Gym activities, explore the physiology of learning and identify the role movement and play serve in child development.
Eye integration (binocular vision) and the relationship of catching/tracking an object and tracking words on a page will also be discussed. |
Keyword(s): early childhood, motor skills, physical education PK-12
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| Speaker: Debi Brocklehurst, Brain Gym L:earning & Performance Center/Deland Middle School, Deland, FL |