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Re: Sorry
Brainy
Owner Re: Sorry
Dear Brainy:
I’m sorry, sometimes I’m not very good to you. I need to take care of you, so you can take care of me and I can learn. Here’s my personal plan to keep you healthy: When I’m biking, skateboarding, skiing or snowboarding I will protect you by wearing a _______________; It’s hard to fix a brain injury. I will always wear my seat belt in the car! I promise to feed you better. I’ll improve my diet, starting with these three changes: a. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ b. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ c. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ I didn’t realize you need water to process information and learn. A dehydrated brain doesn’t work efficiently. I will drink water every day and avoid soda and caffeine drinks. I will not use alcohol, tobacco or drugs. PRODUCT PREVIEW I will try to go to bed by _______ (time) to get 8-9 hours of sleep. You need me to sleep so you can get busy sorting and storing information, and restoring my mental and physical energy. No wonder I feel so yucky when I don’t get enough sleep. I will limit my video gaming to ______ minutes per day. I will exercise every day. Here’s are some activities I’ll do for exercise: ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ I understand that you need me to study and review information to strengthen synapses and create new ones so I can
learn. Study and review build a strong memory, which helps me learn and recall information. Brainy, I know you’re no wimp. I know you like challenge. I promise I’ll engage in at least one non-school related, mentally challenging activity every day, such as: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
me happy! thanks.
Sincerely, Your Owner,
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