That is a ... brain.

A brain with neurons talking through their synapses.
What is it saying?

Sister Patrice is not a gifted artist. But, that does not seem to slow her down.

Earlier this week, we were learning about learning. We read an article called "You Can Grow Your Own Intelligence." It was a long article, so we listened to it, too. (Want to try? Here are the links: Article    Audio)

After we all read the article, we talked about it. We learned how neurons (brain cells) talk to each other. We discussed how brains are like muscles- you need to exercise them to get them stronger. 

We made a mind-map together:

We discussed brain "plasticity." We learned how, if you have learning disabilities, some neurons do not work well. We learned that other neurons can be taught (by practice or brain exercise) to do the job instead. 

Brain exercise!

After we finished the mind map, we wrote our essays. We used the mind map to create sentences and paragraphs. We used a spell checker and a grammar checker to make our essays stronger and better. Then we submitted the essays.