Weekly Resources: Week 8

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT

Recent brain research shows that as much as 90 percent of a child’s brain is developed by age 3.  Earliest experiences can have a profound impact on the way a brain organizes and develops and can affect a child’s ability to learn and succeed in school and in life

• Repetition strengthens learning patterns in the brain and helps improve pathways by widening them.
• Doing movement to songs and rhymes helps develop the literacy areas of the brain.
• Being read to on a regular basis is one of the most critical factors in becoming a successful reader, which also leads to school success.

What can I do to promote brain development in my child?

• Talk to your child
• Read to your child
• Sing to your child
• Play with your child
• Touch and cuddle your child

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PRINTABLE CRAFT

Print instructions to make a Duck Paper Plate Craft (PDF)

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