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Brain Research Implications
April 12, 2012
There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.
-Mother Teresa
-Mother Teresa
- Emotions enhance memory.
Events that are accompanied by intense emotion are more easily recalled.
Use laughter, stories, and music when introducing new information. For example, if you are teaching a lesson on farm animals, start by singing "Old MacDonald Had A Farm."
- The more connections made between new information and existing patterns in the brain, the greater the chances of moving information from working-memory to long-term memory.
Offer many different opportunities for gathering and processing information. For example, when studying zoo animals, you might want to take a field trip, read a book, shape animals from clay, classify the animals, make up zoo stories, and so on. You get the picture.
- Novelty can boost memory.
Our bodies release chemicals when under stress. Positive stress increases adrenaline, negative stress increases cortisol. Both chemicals act as memory fixatives. Novelty creates positive stress, because when a situation is different from existing patterns the learner is challenged.
Teach a lesson outside. Switch places with another teacher one day. Work puzzles upside down. Change your room arrangement. A typical preschool classroom is a good example of novelty because we change activities frequently.
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Displaying 1 CommentHosanna House
Wilkinsburg, PA, United States
I completely agree that emotions enhance memory. Being a Pre-K teacher, I always have to find ways to keep learning fun. When I introduce a new topic, I like to show the children photos and ask for predictions, read stories that go with the theme, sing new songs or even show an appropriate clip from sites like youtube.com. Each day is an adventure. The more we introduce new and fun ways of learning and build on what the children know, the more developed their memory will become.
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