When working with younger children, many parents have questions, such as: What age should I start linking memory with my child? How do you do Mandala with a baby? How can you get a two year old to look at 3D pictures? We will try to address them here in this post. The QSR ProgramContinue reading “Working with Younger Children”
Category Archives: General Information
Activity Sheets
As part of the Right Brain Education program, children are encouraged to complete a variety of puzzle activities and games. These activities help to develop problem-solving skills, logic and reasoning, and fine motor skills. Additionally, these activity sheets require children to write by hand as opposed to typing on a computer or a tablet. WritingContinue reading “Activity Sheets”
How to Maximise Your Home Practice
The Montessori Method
What has the Montessori approach got to do with Right Brain Education? Even before Makoto Shichida was born, Maria Montessori had developed her educational philosophy and methods surrounding the “absorbent mind”. If Glenn Doman is the father of Right Brain Education, Maria Montessori, most assuredly, is the mother. The absorbent mind is the sponge-like capacity to absorbContinue reading “The Montessori Method”
The Alpha State of Mind
Activity: Music Play
Memory Play
Memory Play is a series of activities that children are encouraged to practice during Right Brain Education classes. They comprise the following activities: Image Memory Space Memory Mandala Memory Photo Memory Object Memory Quantity Memory Linking Memory Peg Memory Memory Palace If you are familiar with memory methods and techniques, you may recognise some ofContinue reading “Memory Play”
Activity: Puzzle Play
In Right Brain Education, children are encouraged to play puzzles activities. These activities help to develop fine motor skills, logic and reasoning, and problem solving skills. The following are some examples of puzzles you can play with your child. Tangrams According to Slocum (2003), Chinese tangrams first existed during the Sung dynasty in the formContinue reading “Activity: Puzzle Play”
The Benefits of Solving Jigsaw Puzzles
Jigsaw puzzles is an activity that should form part of your home practice with your child. Completing a jigsaw puzzle works the brain in many ways: Visual perception – recognizing objects, patterns, and orientation of lines Constructional praxis – integrating visual and motor information to assemble pieces Mental rotation – mentally rotating piece’s orientation toContinue reading “The Benefits of Solving Jigsaw Puzzles”
The Silva Method
The Silva Method came to my attention during my research into Right Brain Education when Makoto Shichida referenced his work in one of his books. About the Silva Method The origins of the Silva Method are interesting and you should read the second chapter of The Silva Mind Control Method if you are interested. In a nutshell,Continue reading “The Silva Method”