This is a picture of my home office. Notice the rows of notecards taped to my wall.
After writing several posts on making the process of writing, more visual for kids, I wanted to share some thoughts on using the same techniques – the slightly more adult version – as a visual adult.
When young kids learn to read, they are tasked with memorizing sight words. Making the learning colorful and visual will help them remember and make it more fun.
Does your child love to do puzzles and Lego’s?
Do they enjoy building and making things three dimensionally?
Do they often struggle to sit still in the classroom and do math or writing assignments?
If this sounds like your child, you may have a spatial learner. These kids are visual learners that are highly gifted in spatial thinking.
Playdough is not just for playing. Our grandson is learning about the solar system. But he’s not just hearing about it. And that my friends is what we call multi-sensory learning!
I love finding visual gadgets and tools that make life easier for our visual kids. Take a look at this great clock for preschool and kindergarten aged
kids.
Using lists and charts empowers children to act independently. It also lessens power struggles and discipline issues, while building a child’s confidence and sense of self.
Brayden is now a kindergartner. Throughout his preschool years his Mom has provided organizational tools to help him manage responsibilities more independently. Lists and charts enable him to easily navigate and organize his room. When working with young children make the list visual!
I was working at home the other day. As I was cleaning up from helping my grandson Brayden review his sight words the evening before, I decided to share a few of the visual ways we are practicing sight words at our house.
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Visual kids can literally draw a blank when faced with a writing assignment. They see in pictures so it can be hard for them to translate those thoughts into an organized piece of writing.
