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| Yoga for the Brain: Daily Writing Stretches that Keep Minds Flexible and Strong | 
 enlarge | Authors: Dawn Diprince, Cheryl Miller Thurston
Publisher: Cottonwood Press, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
Buy New: $9.43
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 52424
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 1877673714
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.042
EAN: 9781877673719
ASIN: 1877673714
Publication Date: April 1, 2006
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Condition: BRAND NEW
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Product Description
More than 365 topics are included in these daily exercises that encourage writers to play with language and "stretch" their writing style. Dispelling the fear of bad grades or criticism, these activities encourage writers to have fun, take risks, and write in new and creative ways. Engaging writing prompts range from the serious to the bizarre, all with the intention of exercising writing muscles, regardless of the writer's strength. Ideas for completing real-world projects include writing material for a family website, a babysitter newsletter with important information about a child, and a persuasive letter to convince a parent to change a household rule.
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Good for Adults and Children December 14, 2008
I teach 4th grade. Yoga for the Brain allows children to think more creatively & out of the box. I have written with the children during writing time. We have enjoyed sharing our ideas with one another. Get this book! It's fun and thought provoking!
helpful for young and old. August 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has been helpful in getting writing going. Not intimidating and for all ages to use.
Yoga for the Brain is a great workout! August 6, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Teaching students to write used to be so boring. I can remember my teachers in school saying, "Be creative!" but I was never really taught how to do that. I am now a teacher and am faced with the challenge of teaching students to be creative. Yoga for the Brain is a great addition to my writing program in that it gives the student something to base their creativity. For example one entry is "What has been a hard lesson for you to learn?" What a great idea to think about! This is not your typical sentence starter book.
Real life writing July 10, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I know this book was written for teachers, but as a newspaper columnist, I am often asked to conduct writing workshops for adults and teens who want to become writers. Not only do DiPrince and Thurston give hundreds of prompts for on-the-spot writing exercises, many of which help the writer practice and identify good writing techniques, but they also give 50 examples of how to get started writing in "the real world," which is what most adults in these workshops want. For years I'd done my own research and shared my own experiences concerning good places to start out writing, but this list tops anything I ever did on my own. Also, as a substitute teacher, I sometimes find I have dead time to fill and these prompts are fabulous both as fillers and as full lessons for those times teachers leave no plans. There's something in here to cover all bases and as the title implies, this book provides exercise all areas of the brain.
Great Writing Tool! April 12, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Yoga for the Brain is a wonderful tool for teachers of writing. I use this book daily, along with Unjournaling, as journal prompts for my 6th grade students. They laugh, talk, and really get the imagination going! My kids no longer whine when it is journal time...they actually remind ME to do it! Great book to buy!
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