10 Spring Activities for Kids
From the whimsy of St. Patrick’s Day, to March Madness and Easter, March is full of holidays and opportunities for creative exploration and learning.
Bette Fetter
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Stop Throwing Up On Your Kids
Have you ever felt overwhelmed and beaten up by a barrage of words coming at you, like you are literally being buried alive in words? Our kids feel like this – a lot.
How to Draw… BB8
A whole new generation is being introduced to the wonderful world of Star Wars. Help the kids get excited about the new installment of the series with BB8. Using just circles even the littlest hands can find success drawing with this step by step drawing video of a sweet little droid.
Visual Kids Draw to Learn
As the founder and CEO of Young Rembrandts, I’ve seen first hand how learning to draw gives visual kids skills that impact every part of their learning, helps them understand who they are and excel in a left-brain world.
In Case You Missed It….January and February
January and February have been busy over here at bettefetter.com as I’m sure they have been for you as well. We have discussed some tips and great books for reluctant readers, what a 504 plan can do for your visual learner, how to appreciate the scattered visual learner, and so much more!
Word Practice for Visual Learners
When visual kids are learning new words they are actually taking a picture of the word in their mind. Watch this quick video of me talking about some great ways to practice new words with your child.
What Are the Boys Reading?
Are you having trouble getting your boy interested in reading? The key is to find a subject that interests them and run with it. And it doesn’t really matter what they are reading as long as they are continuing to practice reading.
Podcast: Does the ADD Label Fit Your Child?
ADD, Attention Deficit Disorder, is used to describe kids who can’t sit still, focus or follow directions, are easily distracted, seem bored and cannot get or stay organized. The good news is – for the majority, none of this is about a deficit – or a disorder.
10 Ways to Improve Reading
While reviewing the feedback that we got on our reader survey, we noticed reading is still a big concern for many of our readers no matter what the ages of their children. So we’ve gone back into the archives and pulled out this great reminder from November 2014 of just how simple encouraging your early readers can be.
