Young Rembrandts Spring Sessions
We have some adorable new lessons this Spring and new sessions are starting each week.
how children learn
Being Visual Is Only $1.99!
I’ve got great news! My book, Being Visual is on sale for only $1.99! The eBook version is available through all of the major online book retailers at this great price for a limited time so hurry and get your copy!
Thank You, WAA!
This past weekend I enjoyed speaking at the Wisconsin Afterschool Association’s annual conference. We had a great conversation about learning styles and how they impact kids in the classroom and us as adults.
Does Your Child Feel Like a Fish Out of Water?
After-school programming is essential for the survival of our current, innovative, technology driven society. We need to encourage those out of the box thinkers in our schools to continue to develop those skills and help our linear process thinkers embrace their creative sides.
7 Days to Better Handwriting Is Back!
Handwriting is really just drawing letters. And every child can use a little more practice with pencil control and focusing on what they are writing without the pressure of having to generate unique thoughts to write. My 7 Days to Better Handwriting is designed to do just that.
In Case You Missed It….
We have been busy this month addressing many things such as how to Get Your Child to Be a Math Whiz and How Doing Nothing at Home Prepares Your Child for Testing. We’ve made a list of creative activities for kids and found 10 Great Math Apps for your elementary student. If you missed something feel free to check it out now.
Your Child Can Be Picasso Too.
All kids have a desire to express themselves and are drawn to make, see and do. But they need information, training and systematic skill development to gain competency. They need art class. In every other kind of art, such as music, dance and theater, there is a predetermined, systematic method of training. It is expected that with practice and repetition students will gain a level of mastery that leads to freedom of expression and creativity.
How to Go From “I Hate Math” to “I Love Math!”
Do you want your child to go from “I hate math” to “I love math?” Do you want them to have that teacher – the one that makes it so fun, so attainable – that it changes their entire attitude? My friend Lynn is one of those remarkable teachers, the kind you and your child will always remember.
Writing an Essay Can Be Easy.
Organizing their thoughts for a writing assignment can be a difficult task for visual learners.
Why Your Child Feels Like a Math Amateur
Are you wondering why your intelligent, creative visual learner is struggling with math? Well, first of all, there is nothing wrong with her. Traditional math education methods require a lot of memorization and drills. There’s a focus on computation. They teach the process rather than the whole concept. This is not how your visual kid learns!
