{"id":869,"date":"2022-03-06T21:56:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T02:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/?page_id=869"},"modified":"2026-03-22T12:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T16:03:02","slug":"brain-health-its-a-jungle-out-there","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/for-facilitators\/4th-grade\/brain-health-its-a-jungle-out-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Health: It&#8217;s a Jungle Out There"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>4th Grade (Ages 9-10)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Axolotl-4G07-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"4th Grade Axo the Axolotl wearing goggles.\" class=\"wp-image-2338 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Axolotl-4G07-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Axolotl-4G07-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Axolotl-4G07-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Axolotl-4G07-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Axolotl-4G07-1.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-heritage-blue-color\">The world of a 4<sup>th<\/sup> grader is complex and has the potential to be frustrating and stressful.&nbsp; This is a time when children need to focus on taking care of their SPEC health, so that their brains can help them navigate through the challenges they are facing.&nbsp;<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understanding that we have a reciprocal relationship between our brain and our behaviors will help us to face these challenges to our SPEC health.&nbsp; We need to take care of our brain, so that our brain can take care of us.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As a 4<sup>th<\/sup> grader you are facing lots of challenges to your SPEC health, it can be a virtual jungle out there.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Just like the animals in the jungle, we need to learn how to live in a world that is always changing.&nbsp; Focusing on SPEC health will allow us to survive and thrive in our world.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"950\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/01\/ColorfulBrain-1024x950.png\" alt=\"A multicolored brain.\" class=\"wp-image-1405 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/950;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-heritage-blue-color\"><strong>Downloadable Resources:<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/35aQsPc07G8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube: Story Video<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/04\/G4-BH-Script.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Script<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/04\/G4-BH-Activities-Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Activities Summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/4th-grade-brain-health-activities\/\">Activities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/04\/G4-BH-Power-Your-Brain-Challenge.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Power Your Brain Challenge<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/04\/Power-Your-Brain-Challenge-Key.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Power Your Brain Challenge Key<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/04\/G4-BH-SGI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Story General Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/04\/G4-BH-SBS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Science Behind the Story<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/05\/Slide-Illustrations-References-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Slide Illustrations References<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2026\/03\/What-to-do-TODAY-G4BH.pdf\">What To Do Today<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4th Grade (Ages 9-10)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"parent":360,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-869","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=869"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4193,"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/869\/revisions\/4193"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}