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Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence

After Happily Ever After

Choose a favorite story to act out as a family…but don’t start at the beginning–start at the END! Have each family member choose a different character to play and act out what happens next in the character’s lives. Extra Credit: Every

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Be Playful

Have your child become a playwright. Take his/her natural gift for language and storytelling and apply it to playwriting. Creating dialogue, imagining character motivations and developing story arcs will help your child strengthen interpersonal smarts in a way that’s comfortable for

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Poetry Puzzle

Adapted with permission from Chicago Park District’s “Once Upon a Day Camp” Guide Read selections from an anthology like The Rattle Bag and compare the word choices of the authors from different eras. How has the English language changed over time? What

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99 Days of Summer Learning – Have You Signed Up Yet?

99 Days of Summer Learning – Have You Signed Up Yet?

Have you heard that 2/3 of the 9th grade achievement gap is due to Summer Slide? This Summer, we’re helping parents make sure their kids’ mind muscles stay strong and active by emailing a learning activity every day between Memorial

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Skillful Singing

For most adults, recalling the alphabet goes hand-in-hand with singing the tune, as do many of the concepts we learned in school. For musical kids, this effect is even more pronounced. Chat with your child about some of the language

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Summer Reading Recommendations for the “Body Smart” Child

All ages: Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman. By Kathleen Krull. The story of Wilma Rudolph, the prematurely born black child who, despite suffering from polio, became the first woman to win three Olympic gold medals.

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“Uno Más” Game Repurposing Post

For those of you who have enjoyed playing our repurposed Candy Land and Twister games, here’s one for another game you probably have in your home that may or may not be collecting dust. UNO! Take the subjects in which

kidzmetjen October 8, 2011May 11, 2017 Interpersonal Intelligence, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence, Logical/Mathematical Intelligence Read more

Make It Your Mission! Part 1 in a Series

This month, we’ll be focusing in on helping your kids develop their own personal “mission statements” and weaving together the intelligences via a multitude of activities as you help your kids pursue their missions. So, we’ve added a new blog

kidzmetjen July 30, 2011 Intrapersonal Intelligence, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence, Personal Mission Statement Read more

Scripted Summer

If your child cringes at the thought of summer reading lists, try having him/her read screenplays with you from some movie favorites instead on http://www.imsdb.com/genre/Family. (Or, if your child is still an early or pre-reader, read a few scenes from

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Starstruck Storytime

There’s no better time than warm, summertime nights to stargaze. Connecting the dots in the sky with the mythology from different cultures can leave your linguistic child star struck. Check books out of the library telling the stories of each

kidzmetjen June 19, 2011 Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence, Naturistic Intelligence Read more
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