Study Smart:Brain Power!

Tune-up Your Brain

Memory Tune-up

• Read an encyclopedia article about something you really like, like dolphins.
  
  
• Make a list of ten dolphin facts.
  
  
• Memorize those facts.
  

• How many windows are there in the room? Count them.
  
  
• How many objects can you remember in your classroom? List them.
  
  
• Pretend you are the teacher. What is everyone's name? Go down each row of desks and make a mental list.
  
  

Imagination Tune-Up

• Draw a picture of your future house and everything in it
  
  
• Draw a picture of a space station and all the rooms
  
  
• Draw a picture of the Titanic from memory
  
  
• Draw a picture of your favorite scene from a book or a movie
  
  
• Write about your future house and describe everything in it
  
  
• Write about a space station and describe all the rooms
  
  
• Write about the Titanic. Pretend you were on the ship. What happened?
  
  
• Write about your favorite scene from a book or a movie. Pretend you are the star. What goes on?
  
  

Sensory Perception Tune-up

• Draw a smell map of the route you take home from school. What smells do you pass? Garbage? Roses? Fast food? Chlorine from pool?
  
  
• Make a list of all the textures in your room. Soft wool blanket. Rough wall. Sharp pencils.
  
  
• Make a list of all the sounds you heard at school today.
  
  
• Try out ten new tongue twisters
  
  

Self Esteem Tune-up

• Try a sport you've never tried before. Plan on having fun. Don't worry about being good at it.
  
  
• Dress up as your future self in 20, 40, 100 years. Try out being President.
  
  
• Imagine creating a game. Then make one up. Teach it to your siblings or a friend.
  
  
• Create a crossword puzzle.
  
  
• Make up your own recipe. Test it on the family.
  
  
• Write a story where you're the hero.
  
  

Tips and ideas for this article were contributed by Tasla.h 13, Melissa.s 15, Claudia.b 11, Lindsey.m 9, and Noel.d 16.