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BrainyCrafts! Craft Kits for Strengthening executive functioning skills

3/12/2014

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I am beyond excited to announce that I've partnered with my friend Anne from Anne Franklin Designs for Brainycrafts! Many of you know that I love, love, love typical and FUN activities for strengthening executive functioning skills. After sharing my idea/proposal of craft kits that directly target executive functioning skills with Anne, and her resounding YES, we began to move forward with our plan. 

Why crafts?
  • Teach/engage problem solving skills
  • Teach/engage cognitive skills
  • Teach engage processes {goal directed persistence}
  • Teach/engage emotional regulation
  • Teach/engage metacognition {critical thinking} thinking skills
  • THEY'RE FUN
  • and much, much, much more!
Research shows that children retain and learn skills more readily by DOING. What better way to engage children then, than with crafts? Further, we know that crafts engage not only the logical/sequential left side of the brain but also the creative/intuitive right side of the brain which can promote better communication between the hemispheres for more well rounded learning. 

Why Brainycrafts?

Unlike traditional craft kits, each Brainycrafts kit contains not only typical instructions on how to complete the craft but also shows the executive functioning skills it engages/strengthens. Some of our future kits will also include detailed scripts, instructions and rating scales {for self regulation} for use by therapists/coaches/teachers for a more directed approach to executive functioning skills treatment programs. 


Head over to Teachers Pay Teachers to get your Brainycrafts kit!

Do you like doing crafts with your tweens and teens? If so, which ones? 


Until next time...keep growing and blooming!


Jen
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