Number a sheet of notebook paper from 1 to 15.

I am a scientist. A mathematician. I am the Left brain. I am a scientist. A mathematician. I love the familiar. I categorize. I am accurate. Linear. Analytical. Practical. I am always in control. I am a master of words and language. I am order. I am logic. I know exactly who I am.

I am creativity. A free spirit. I am passion.Yearning. Sensuality. I am the Right brain. I am creativity. A free spirit. I am passion.Yearning. Sensuality. I am the sound of roaring laughter. I am taste. The feeling of sand beneath bare feet. I am movement. Vivid colors. I am the urge to paint on an empty canvas. I am boundless imagination. Art. Poetry. I sense. I feel. I am everything I wanted to be.

Brain Dominance Brain dominance is the reason why you: act as you do. react the way you do. learn the way you do. feel the way you feel. Every cell of the human body is ruled by the brain. The brain controls how we think, understand, see, hear, and learn.

On the following slides… SAY THE COLOR, NOT THE WORD…

YELLOW

GREEN

RED

BLUE

PURPLE

ORANGE

BLACK

Both sides of the brain are involved in nearly every human activity. Most people seem to have a dominant side.

When learning is new, difficult, or stressful we PREFER to learn in a certain way. It seems that our brain goes on autopilot to the preferred side of the brain.

Most people use one side of the brain more than the other. That side of the brain even grows much bigger than the other side.

In about 90% of people, it is the left side of the brain that is dominant and bigger. Some people have a mixed dominance and the sides of their brain are relatively even. They are WHOLE brain.

1. I always like to know what time it is.

2. I work better when I listen to music.

3. I gesture with my hands when I talk.

4. I like to read the instructions when I buy something new.

5. I let my emotions guide me.

6. I remember people’s names better.

7. I remember people’s faces better.

8. I set goals for myself and organize my time.

9. I often catch myself daydreaming.

10. I consider myself to be creative.

11. I easily lose track of time .

12. I learn math with ease.

13. I am very organized.

14. I doodle when I take notes in class.

15. My notes are very neat and orderly.