september brain benders

8/4/2019 September Brain Benders

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Table of Contents

1. How to Use Brain Benders

2. September Brain Bender (with multiple intelligences listed on the calendar)

3. September Brain Bender (without multiple intelligences listed)

4. Thank you



How to Use Brain Benders

Thank you for your purchase! I hope that you find Brain Benders to be an extremely

useful way to challenge the students in your classroom.

It is important to model how to use Brain Benders for your class. Print one out and put it on the

blackboard or overhead. You could also download the file and put it on the Smartboard if you have one. Each

day, pick one of the Brain Benders for the month and have the students practice giving thoughtful, detailed

answers. For example, one of the questions on September’s Brain Bender is “When is it hard to do the right

thing?” This would make for an excellent classroom discussion and show students how to give thorough

answers to the Brain Benders rather than short answers with little depth.

Brain Benders can be used any way you wish. You can…

Send home a copy of each monthly Brain Bender with students to use as an enrichment activity at

home. (I originally designed Brain Benders while working as a Gifted and Talented Resource Teacher.

I gave these to the classroom teachers to use this way and they were extremely popular!)

Use Brain Benders as a journal activity in the classroom. Simply glue or staple a copy of the

appropriate month’s Brain Bender into each student’s journal. Students can then select the activity

they wish to do each morning. I would suggest that students color in each square as they complete

that activity. By allowing students free choice in picking a Brain Bender activity, the teacher also

gains insight into where a student’s multiple intelligence strengths lie.



Turn Brain Benders into a center activity during Language Arts. Students can keep a notebook

dedicated to Brain Benders and then work on them whenever it is time for the Brain Bender Center.

Brain Benders are also available in a September – June Pack. Download once and be set for the entire

school year!

Please follow me on TPT so that you know when I update my store with Brain Benders, critical thinking

activities, lessons, and more. Enjoy!

~ Anne Wieder

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September Brain Benders

Create a bumpersticker for a

school bus.

(Verbal/Linguistic)

Write a poem about

summer fun. Use yourcrayons to decorate

key words in the poem.

(Verbal/Linguistic)

What adjective mostexpresses your feelings

about school? Tell why.

(Verbal/Linguistic)

Create a poster of your personal goals

for the school year.

(Intrapersonal)

Are you more likea flip flop or

a beach ball?

(Intrapersonal)

Create a jingle that

tells why your class

is the best.

(Interpersonal)

Listen to the sounds

you hear during a five

minute period. How

many different

sounds can you list?(Musical/Rhythmic)

Design and draw a rocket

ship to take you and your

friends into outer space.

What would you bring?

(Visual/Spatial)

When is it hard to do

the right thing?

(Intrapersonal)

Ask a new friend

to play with you

during recess.

(Interpersonal)

Act out jobs such as

lifeguarding and

gardening that people

do during the summer.

Have your friends

guess what you

are acting out.(Bodily/Kinesthetic)

Create a poster

showing how you spent

your summer vacation.

(Visual/Spatial)

Design the craziest way

to get to school that you

can think of. Does it use

elephants? Beach balls?

(Mathematical/Logical)

What is your favorite

song right now?

What makes it

special to you?

(Intrapersonal)

Describe your first

day of school.

(Verbal/Linguistic)

List 5 rooms in your

house. Put them in

order from most

important to

least important.


Think of as many

questions as you can

that have “school bus”

as the answer.

Be creative!

(Verbal/Linguistic)

Survey 10 students by

asking for their top two

goals. How do you feel

about the results?

Were you surprised?


When you get home,

act out the most

interesting part

of your school day.

(Bodily/Kinesthetic)

Look at a pair of

scissors. How could

you decorate them

to make them

wild and crazy?

(Visual/Spatial)



September Brain Benders

Create a bumper

sticker for a

school bus.

Write a poem aboutsummer fun. Use your

crayons to decorate

key words in the poem.

What adjective mostexpresses your feelings

about school? Tell why.

Create a poster of your personal goals

for the school year.

Are you more likea flip flop or

a beach ball?

Create a jingle that

tells why your class

is the best.

Listen to the sounds

you hear during a five

minute period. How

many differentsounds can you list?

Design and draw a

rocket ship to take you

and your friends into

outer space. What would you bring?

When is it hard to do

the right thing?

Ask a new friend

to play with you

during recess.

Act out jobs such as

lifeguarding and

gardening that

people do during the

summer. Have your

friends guess what

you are acting out.

Create a poster

showing how you spent

your summer vacation.

Design the craziest way

to get to school that you

can think of. Does it use

elephants? Beach balls?

What is your favorite

song right now?

What makes it

special to you?

Describe your first

day of school.

List 5 rooms in your

house. Put them in

order from most

important to

least important.

Think of as many

questions as you can

that have “school bus”

as the answer.

Be creative!

Survey 10 students by

asking for their top two

goals. How do you feel

about the results?

Were you surprised?

When you get home,

act out the most

interesting part of

your school day.

Look at a pair of

scissors. How could

you decorate them to

make them

wild and crazy?



Thank you for taking the time to download my September Brain Benders.

I have recently added the “September – June Brain Benders Pack” to my store.

If you like what you see, please leave me some feedback. Thank you!

~ Anne Wieder


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