Whole Brain Teaching: 122 Amazing Games!: Challenging kids, classroom management, writing, reading, math, Common Core/State tests

i skimmed through the book and liked a lot in it. I wish I could have read more, but it was stolen from me while I was at work.I guess it must have been good then.

I can't say enough about the power of Whole Brain Teaching to transform a classroom into a place of learning that both teacher and students adore! After reading Chris Biffle's first book, I found myself immersed in the supporting videos and webcasts, finding even more positive evidence that this amazing technique actually works! The journey of turning my classroom into a Whole Brain Teaching classroom helped me reflect upon my own teaching practices and I was able to see powerful changes, not only my students, but in myself. This new book begins with a quick review of the basics, and then offers tools to bring back the JOY of teaching. With simple but effective games and methods, teachers learn to conquer many frustrating topics and issues that we grapple with daily. These don't require the teacher to purchase supplies, and don't need hours of preparation. They are simple, effective and FUN. My classroom is high poverty (100% free/reduced) and I worried that they wouldn't "buy in" to WBT. Boy, was I mistaken! You can't go wrong with this book. If you find that you have questions, visit the Whole Brain Teaching website or Facebook pages for support from mentors that have first hand experience using these great games. 122 ways to make you smile in your classroom again!

I am a huge fan of the Whole Brain Teaching book and strategies it provides. I was very excited for this book. I only gave 4 stars because it seems to repeat a lot of the information that was already given in the Whole Brain Teaching book. For example, if you have read the first book you are familiar with the "Teach-okay" strategy. At least 4 of the games in this book are variations of the "teach-okay" strategy. In addition, for many of the games the description was brief and/or vague so I had to seek out more details from the Whole Brain Teaching Website. However, there are some great games and some great ideas for incorporating technology in this book that make it worth it. I would buy it again and I would recommend it to a friend.

This book will take my WBT Classroom to another level of amazing awesomeness! Quick, fun, and exciting ideas on how to incorporate more funtricity into our lessons everyday! It's easy to forget to have fun when you are pressured with all the politics that come with education but we have to remember that our students are #1. This book will remind you to focus on your kids and it gives you much more than 122 ways to liven up your classroom and Whole Brain Teaching! I am so excited for the next school year so that I can implement more WBT with this book! If you are just starting out with WBT, this book is PERFECT for you! I recommend starting with chapter 11.... so simple, yet so genius! No matter where you teach or how long you have been teaching, this book is a must have!

Love these books. A great resource to start with whole brain teaching.

Great review of what the WBT method is, followed by basically endless ways to engage students and help them learn more fully! I love that Growth Mindset is included in this. I wish there was more of that talk in it instead if used as a game of sorts. I believe though that the author conveys just how important it is to help students understand how to have a growth mindset.

I LOVE Whole Brain Teaching and fully recommend it to anyone who hasn't explored it. This book's title, however, is misleading. "Games" is used in a very loose definition of the term - there are not 122 "games" in this book. This book takes the tenets and procedures of Whole Brain Teaching and spells each out individually, several in great detail; it is an excellent companion to the other book, Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids. If, however, you're expecting to pick up this book to find a treasure-trove of 122 games to apply to your classroom, you may be disappointed. There are several games, but most items presented as games are procedures or teaching techniques.

Whether you've read the first book or not, you must have this book! It is bursting full of games that are linked to direct interactive instruction (DUI) and collaborative learning! I've been teaching this way for the past 3 years and I have to say that I've never had such high student engagement...and we are all learning and laughing along the way. Do you know what a Triple Whammy is? Superspeed Reading and Math? Super Improver Team? Diamond Rule? Mind Soccer? Brainies? Well, "it's cool" because you can find out how all of these will help get you to Teacher Heaven. This book isn't drowned in theory, it's all practical and ready to use in your class the next time you see your students. Get this book! You won't regret it.

Excellent book packed with useful ideas to make your teaching easier. WBT is awesome!

Excellent follow-up book to Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids. This book expands on the practice of Whole Brain Teaching with additional techniques. It's the best thing I've found in more than twenty-five years of teaching!

A fascinating book. I hope to use some of its principals in my teaching.

great!!