I, like many others, thought learning was learning and art was there as a benefit—an enrichment. As an artist myself, I had always enjoyed participating in art class alongside my other studies. But, I now realize I had grossly underestimated the power and value of art as it relates to education.
Young Rembrandts pushes the limits of what a normal classroom can accomplish because we’re integrating the right and left brain at the same time.
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Memorial Day is a day to be thankful for our freedom and those who have given their lives to preserve it. Help your kids honor our fallen heroes with this simple 2 minute How to draw a soldier video.
All through elementary school kids will be assigned lists of vocabulary words to memorize. To ensure success, match the style of practice to your child’s learning style.
Watch and learn how fun and easy it is to draw. Drawing is a great way to relieve stress for everyone and this sweet little guy is sure to put everyone’s mind at ease.
Reading, writing and taking tests are not the best way for visual thinkers to learn. Download my free eBook and get the ten ways to make learning fun again.
This holiday break is a great time to take the Handwriting Challenge. 7 Days to Better Handwriting is a simple and engaging way to help your child get comfortable with handwriting so he can concentrate on the rest of the learning happening in the classroom.
Tackling classwork, homework or studying for tests can be a challenge for any parent, especially if you have kids (or are an adult) with a different learning style.
Why do we expect art technique to be intuitive? Can you imagine going to statistics class and having the professor say – explore? Look at these numbers. Read these new problems and give it a go. Try and figure out how to make numbers do that. No explanation. Not even a text book.
