The Brain Body Connection

This section contains 30 pages of information about the following topics:

• About the brain
• In the beginning
• The five senses
• Activities that enhance the five senses (Feely bags-Feely box-Fabric box-Texture books-Texture mats- Sensory tunnels and outdoor play- Textured balls- Music playground)
• Sensory motor skills
• Perceptual motor development
• The nervous system
• Receptors
• More about the brain (The cerebrum-The cerebellum-The brainstem-The diencephalon)
• The roles of the two hemispheres of the brain
• Dominance
• Balance and the brain
• Movement, music, singing and the brain
• Brain exercises
• Stress and the brain
• The importance of water
• More interesting facts about the brain