Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
“Brain Health: It’s SPECtacular” is a free, open-source educational program from Johns Hopkins designed to teach children in pre-K through 5th grade how to build and maintain a healthy brain.
Created by Linda Gorman, neuroscientist and Founder of Making Neuroscience Fun, LLC, the program uses stories, activities, and assessments to teach children about brain health through four different lenses — social, physical, emotional, and cognitive (SPEC). Grounded in neuroscience and developed with educators in mind, this program empowers children with the knowledge and tools they need to thrive in a changing world.
Gorman sets the stage with this introductory video explaining the basics behind how our brains constantly change in response to the environment, how the brain controls — and is reshaped by — our behaviors, and how stress can be beneficial when managed effectively.
“Brain Health: It’s SPECtacular” is a free, open-source educational program from Johns Hopkins designed to teach children in pre-K through 5th grade how to build and maintain a healthy brain.
Created by Linda Gorman, neuroscientist and Founder of Making Neuroscience Fun, LLC, the program uses stories, activities, and assessments to teach children about brain health through four different lenses — social, physical, emotional, and cognitive (SPEC). Grounded in neuroscience and developed with educators in mind, this program empowers children with the knowledge and tools they need to thrive in a changing world.
Gorman sets the stage with this introductory video explaining the basics behind how our brains constantly change in response to the environment, how the brain controls — and is reshaped by — our behaviors, and how stress can be beneficial when managed effectively.
