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Hey Kids Discover How You Use Your Brain

Most of us have a preferred dominance, especially under stress. For optimal learning and decision making, we need whole-brain thinking—using the right brain and left brain equally.

Take the Quiz to find out if you use mostly your left-brain or mostly your right-brain. That’s called “brain dominance.”

Answer each question yes or no. Whatever answer you put down is right. There’s no wrong in this test.

I like math class better than the class where we have to think up stories or poems and then write them down.

Yes	No

I think it’s fun to build model cars or make things with Legos.

Yes	No

Whenever I get to cook something with Mom or Dad, I don’t care what the recipe says. I just like throwing stuff in and stirring it.

Yes	No

I love art class and my teacher says that I’m pretty artistic.

Yes	No

I think it’s fun to take things apart so I can see how they work.

Yes	No

I love looking at the pictures in books and sometimes I even know what a story is all about just by looking at the pictures.

Yes	No

When I get activity books, I mostly like coloring pictures or drawing things. Word and number puzzles are boring.

Yes	No

When I grow up, I think it would be more fun to invent computer software programs to than draw the characters for computer video games.

Yes	No

When I grow up, I think it would be more fun to be a movie star than to be a famous scientist.

Yes	No

10.

I often ask my teachers and parents how things work and what’s inside something.

Yes	No

What does this mean?

Left-brain Kids: They like math. They like taking things apart to figure out how they work. They like word and number puzzles. When they bake cookies, they always read the recipe to make sure they’ve got it just right.

Kids who use mostly their left brain might grow up to become scientists or computer programmers.

Right-brain Kids: They like drawing pictures with lots of different colored markers. They think language arts and social studies are more fun than math. They like writing stories.

When they’re cooking, they’d rather just throw a bunch of stuff in the bowl and stir it around then read the recipe.

Kids who use mostly their right brain might grow up to be artists or writers.

Both sides of the brain Kids: They’re the smartest. They know that to be good in anything really requires both sides. Even reading

Guess what profession has the most number of people in it who always use both sides of their brain?

It’s musicians. Reading music is like doing a math problem. That’s for the left side. But music is also very artistic. That’s for the right side. Smart kids take music lessons or do music at school

Schedule an appointment with Bala Pillai to learn simple strategies to ensure that you “switch on” your brain for decreasing homework time and before tests or improving your ability to be focused during a school play or competitive sport.