School is Drawing Nearer
Summer may not have required much writing, focus or perseverance with fine motor skills, but school does. So, let’s use drawing and coloring to get focused and get those hands back on track for writing.
Tools & Tips
Understanding Your Right Brain
In a test heavy education system, more and more children are underachieving, feeling lost and misunderstood. Schools are focused on teaching left-brain auditory learners and our right-brain visual kids are not getting what they need to succeed. My book, Being Visual, helps parents better understand their visual tactile child and shares specifics strategies to increase their success in school.
You Do the Math
For the last 3 weeks of summer break, our visual kids need to brush up on math facts! For most visual kids, math is not a favorite subject. As I mentioned in my book, Being Visual, our right brain kids are great with the conceptual side of math but memorizing facts and taking tests really rattles them.
Make the Transition Easier
What are you doing to prepare your child for this new year and the new challenges that come with it? You’re helping your child get ready for a new classroom and a new teacher, you may be wondering what else you can do to prepare him or her for a successful school year.
There’s Still Time to Read
School is starting in just 4 weeks! And as much as visual kids needed the break from school type stuff, they are going to be back in the classroom READING in every part of their day. So, time to ‘interrupt’ the fun and get the books out!
4 Secrets to Getting the Kids Reading this Summer
How do you find appropriate books? Pick books that are ‘just right’ – whether it’s the seventh grade summer reading or books for your early reader, picking the right book really matters.
How to Rock Your Summer
The key to keeping the drain plugged without making it a chore is keeping it FUN! It doesn’t have to take up more than a few minutes per day and summer provides unique opportunities for hands-on learning. We have sorted through lists and searched everywhere for the best ideas so you can enjoy your break too. Our summer eBook is perfect for keeping brains active. Download the book today to get insider tricks on how to stop summer learning loss.
Keep Those Brains Busy This Summer
How do we make the most of summer? How do we plug the drain and make gains, especially for our right brain visual kids? The key is to make learning hands on, make it visual, add lots of art and time to create and above all – make it FUN.
They’re Just Like Us
Jessica Simpson recently shared this post on Instagram congratulating her household on their new bedtime routine. Who knew celebrities struggled with the same things that we do? We have a visual tool for bedtime to make it go a little bit more smoothly with your little ones.
How Goes the Tech Battle?
We’ve all heard kids need less tech and more sleep but it’s easier said than done. Getting kids to turn off their devices and keep them off can be an every day struggle, even in the most disciplined households.
