In episode 16 of Living Life as a Visual Thinker, I discuss why visual learners need to be allowed to draw and doodle. For visual thinkers, drawing is like handwriting is for auditory learners. It is extremely important for them to feel comfortable with a way to express themselves.
Most kids are visual learners and can grow weary after a long day in the language heavy classroom. Get the best tips to make homework and learning easier and more successful for everyone, especially your visual learner.
Do you have a child that has a lot of test anxiety? Could you use a little help improving your child’s handwriting? Have you ever wondered what goes on in your brain when you are experiencing art or music? Are you looking for a way to give your visual thinker a creative outlet?
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Why Young Rembrandts? The Young Rembrandts curriculum introduces concrete ideas and techniques that enlarge and enrich children’s visual vocabularies, their imaginations and their minds.
I live in a bubble. A lovely bubble. And every once in awhile I am reminded just how lovely it is. My most recent reminder came last week at the Young Rembrandts Annual Conference, where I spent three days with the most joyful, determined, passionate group of individuals.
I started Young Rembrandts in 1988, it has now become a recognized leader in art education. Drawing with Young Rembrandts develops the whole brain and the whole child. Children are visual, physical and auditory beings.
If you haven’t already seen the new collection of How to Draw Videos, it’s time dive in. “How to Draw Cartoon Zoo Animals” is a set of 7 different drawing activities for kids to do at home, school and almost anywhere else.
You’re just 3 steps to a quiet afternoon of drawing and coloring: Simply Click. Download. And Draw!
A few weeks ago my sister Diane called to talk about her granddaughter Lanie. 
It seems her first grade teacher had some concerns about her reading and wanted to meet with Lanie’s mom and dad. They talked as a family about what the stumbling block might be and remembered our conversations about visual learners. Lanie is a visual learner and she loves to draw. She loves to draw anywhere, anytime, all the time. She takes weekly Young Rembrandts classes at her elementary school. Lanie is a visual learner – but not because she loves art. She’s a visual learner because that is how her brain is wired.
