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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
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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.
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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.
(Mathematical/Logical)
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?
(Mathematical/Logical)
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)
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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?
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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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