Transcript St Elizabeths Brain Training Week Assembly KS2

St Elizabeth’s Big Maths
Brain Training Week
Your Amazing Brain
Can you finish these sentences?
The brain is…
Your brain needs…
Learning is when…
Amazing Brain Facts
• The neurons in your brain make
enough electricity to generate a
low-watt light bulb.
• Messages can fly from the nerves
in your body to your brain at more
than 150 mph. Whew!
• Your brain sends more messages
everyday than all the phones in the
world. Now that’s a lot of texting!
Practice makes perfect
pathways!
Your neurons are joined by tiny pathways. When you
do something a lot (like ride your bike) the pathways
to help you ride the bike are strengthened.
However, if don’t do something very often, the
pathways become weak. Imagine an old pathway
filled with grass and weeds
Practice really does make perfect because it
strengthens neural pathways.
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How we learn
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEwg8TeipfQ
St Elizabeths Big Brain
Training Week
If you THINK you are not good at maths, start
practicing. Chances are, you’ll get better !
Exercising can make you smarter. When you
exercise, blood flow to the brain is increased.
Your brain also releases hormones that can help
you learn.
So, get moving to get smarter.
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Follow the coloured balls as
they fly into the basket and
identify which colour wins at
the end! The answers will then
appear at the top of the slide.
Which colour wins?
Which colour wins?
Which colour wins?
Which colour wins?
Which colour wins?
Choosing A or B, identify
which side contains the
largest amount of money! The
box of the correct answer will
then expand.
Which is more?
A
B
Which is more?
A
B
Which is more?
A
B
By looking at the 4 pictures
identify which picture
represents the question
asked. The correct answer(s)
will then flash.
Which is largest?
Which is smallest?
Order fastest to slowest
Which is a reptile
Follow the instruction and say
either the colour of the word or
the word which is written.
Say the colour of the word
Blue
Green
Red
Pink
Purple
Orange
Say the colour of the word
Green
Purple
Pink
White
Brown
Blue
Yellow
Green
Red
White
Orange
Yellow
Black
Blue
Say the word
Green
Purple
Pink
White
Brown
Blue
Yellow
Green
Red
White
Orange
Yellow
Black
Blue
Look carefully at the 4 pictures
shown and order them
alphabetically. They will then
flash in the correct order.
Order alphabetically
Order alphabetically
Order alphabetically
Study all the numbers shown
and identify either the largest
or smallest number. The
answer will then flash.
Which is largest?
22
63
98
44
97
77
Which is smallest?
16
-22
12
-26
2
-15
Which is largest and which is
smallest?
104
84
14
74
4
84
24
54
64
34
Study the 6 number balloons
which appear on the slide,
order from smallest to largest.
The balloons will then flash in
the correct order.
Order smallest to largest
34
Order smallest to largest
73
Watch carefully as different
shapes fly across the screen.
After the shapes have stopped
moving recall the order. The
correct order will then appear
at the stop.
Remember the pattern
Remember the pattern
Remember the pattern
Letters will appear on the
screen. Identify the word
which can be made by
reordering the letters. The
correct answer will then
appear on the screen
Scrambled letters
e
m
s
o
r
n
monster
t
Scrambled Letters
t
i
e
e
c
i
r
y
c
l
electricity
t
Scrambled Letters
e
a
h
p
s
p
i
s
Spaceship
c
St Elizabeths Big Brain
Training Week
How can you ‘supersize’ your
amazing brain?
• Puzzle Week
• Challenge Corner
• Maths page: N-Rich Challenges