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I am predominantly left brained...would you like me to make a list?

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I am predominantly left brained...would you like me to make a list?

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Middle school students are building their logical side of their brain. Most students have relied heavily on their emotional side and are beginning to build logical skills. We need to meet students where they are.

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Right Brain - emotional
Left Brain - logical

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Left --logical, rational
Right--emotional, creative

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I know that the right side of the brain deals with emotion and the left is dealing with logic

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I know that the right side of the brain deals with emotion and the left is dealing with logic

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We know that right is emotional, left is logical.

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We know that right is emotional, left is logical.

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Left brain - logical and orderly

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Right- emotions, images, personal memories

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We all have a right and left hemispheres that have different functions.

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We all have a right and left hemispheres that have different functions.

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right brain is emotional, left brain is more logical

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right brain is emotional, left brain is more logical

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I know that we need to meet the where they are emotionally and then redirect logiciallly and lovingly.

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Left brain is logical. Right brain is emotional.

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Some people naturally live more in the Right or Left brain and approach situations through that lens

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Right brain is seen as the more "artsy" side while left brain is more "logical/math" side

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Some strategies to connect the two ways of thinking (emotional and logical)

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My students typically revert to their right-brain functions.

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The left brain is logical and desires order.  The right brain is non-verbal and gives more gut feelings.

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The left brain is logical and desires order.  The right brain is non-verbal and gives more gut feelings.

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The importance of acknowledging emotions before speaking logically.

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The importance of acknowledging emotions before speaking logically.

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That we have to meet children where they are emotionally before asking/expecting them to think logically.

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That we have to meet children where they are emotionally before asking/expecting them to think logically.

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How can we help strengthen right and left brain thinking, so when struggles do happen, we respond constructively?

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What are some strategies on how to engage with students focused on their right brain but  also emphasize our left brain goals as the adult in a postive manner?

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What are some strategies on how to engage with students focused on their right brain but  also emphasize our left brain goals as the adult in a postive manner?

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When is the right time to begin using logic with a child that is clearly in the right side of the brain 

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When is the right time to begin using logic with a child that is clearly in the right side of the brain 

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I need to work on appealing to the right brain first

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How to meet students where they are, and redirect them to connect both sides

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I want to know more sentence stems or sentence starters to engaged with students emotions. Like probing questions to get them engaged in their feelings and help them to talk to me.

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What are some "take it to the classroom today" strategies that I can use to help my students develop their social/emotional skills when working with peers and partners.

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How do we help students be more cognizant of when they are activating their right vs. left brain?

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When does a child tend to balance the use of their right and left brain?

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to connect with students emotionally first through the right brain

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to connect with students emotionally first through the right brain

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Ways to introduce students to this topic.

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Ways to introduce students to this topic.

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More strategies when dealing with emotional side of the brain.

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We learned the importance of meeting students where they are at in their thinking (brains).

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Approach students from a different angle when "reasoning" with them.

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The different sides of the brain work together to help us function. 

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The different sides of the brain work together to help us function. 

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Ways to Determine What Kind of Brain We Are?

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Ways to Determine What Kind of Brain We Are?

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Is there a fun quiz or personality test that we can use to find out?

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Assess which brain the child is using first and meet them there

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Assess which brain the child is using first and meet them there

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If the child is currently in the right side of their brain meet them there

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If the child is currently in the right side of their brain meet them there

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We need to connect to the students first then redirect.

Help students "feel felt"

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Focus on emotions before starting a logical train of thinking. 

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Focus on emotions before starting a logical train of thinking. 

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Working from both sides of the brain keeps us more balanced.

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Working from both sides of the brain keeps us more balanced.

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We are all in this together! We all have two different portions of our brains, and can learn to help each other develop and grow.

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Are there any quizzes for students to determine which one they use most?

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Are there any quizzes for students to determine which one they use most?