Teaching Kids to Draw Video: How to Draw a Birdhouse
Our “How to Draw” video series has been such a success that I plan on making this a regular feature on the blog. I am so encouraged by the response to these 2 minute, easy to follow, step by step videos. This simple art tool can instruct and entertain both parent and child.
Sharpen your pencils and impress yourself – as this week you learn to draw a birdhouse.
How Children Learn: 10 Tips for Teaching Visual Learners
Imagine my excitement when Education.com asked me to share insight from my book, Being Visual. What an honor! If your child is a visual learner, they may be struggling in the classroom. Understanding learning styles is a fantastic way to help a child succeed academically. We parents don’t like to settle for anything less then success for our kids and I’m excited to have the opportunity to help.
Education.com is a great resource for parents and educators. They
Teaching Kids to Draw Video: How to Draw a Monster
At Young Rembrandts, an after school enrichment program that teaches kids how to draw. The more kids we teach, the more parents ask – when are we going to teach them. So we’ve recorded a few, 2 minute, easy to follow, step by step “How To Draw” videos. Get out your pencil and paper and learn to draw a monster.
Click now to watch all my video drawing lessons for kids.
What is your child’s learning style? There are three basic learning styles; visual, tactile, and auditory. Take the test and get immediate results: Is your child a visual learner?
How Children Learn: 10 Studying Activities for Visual Kids
Right brain, visual-spatial individuals are conceptual, non-linear thinkers and they often miss details, struggle with memorization and prefer images over words. Visual students don’t usually test well. Some may even struggle with test anxiety. But there are always going to be tests at school and we need to help our visual kids conquer their fears and improve test scores.
Here are 10 studying activities to help your visual elementary kids study:
- Make learning visual – When classroom material is presented visually, your visual student is already on their way to more successful studying. These learners remember images – not words.
- Write notes – The physical act of writing actually helps visual kids remember. Write very simple notes over and over again to help remember.
- Add Images – Along with writing words, add simple images to help trigger memory. This is great for vocabulary practice. Again, visual kids remember pictures – not words.
- Use color – Add color whenever you can. Take notes in color. Write key words in color. Write on colored notecards. Use a highlighter to help ‘see’ key information.
- Make vocabulary colorful –To practice vocabulary words, write each one on flashcards. Add an image. Use colored markers, or colored notecards. Take the learning even further by using a different color for each syllable.
Teaching Kids to Draw Video: How to Draw a Kitten
I recorded a few quick and easy “How To Draw” videos to share with you. Each 2 minute video has easy to follow, step by step directions.
So sharpen your pencils and impress yourself – as you learn to draw a kitten.
Click now to watch all my video drawing lessons for kids.
What is your child’s learning style? There are three basic learning styles; visual, tactile, and auditory. Take the test and get immediate results: Is your child a visual learner?
