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Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence

Quick Tips for Error-Proof Writing

A guest post by Brian Patterson of Grammarly For many people, there is nothing more annoying than a typo. Be it a misspelled word in the newspaper or a punctuation problem on a blog post, readers are almost immediately distracted

kidzmetjen September 23, 2011 Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence Read more

Tongue Twisters

Adapted from a childrens-choice.org activity recommendation (used with permission) Depending on your child’s language level, place varying words on post-its on a twister board, then place the word types on the different spinner sections (e.g. short vowel/long vowel, verb tense,

kidzmetjen June 21, 2011 Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence Read more

Make It Your Mission! Part 3

Plan a date, time and place to have a gathering to talk to other “like minded people” in your community about your personal mission. Use your visual/spatial, interpersonal and/or verbal smarts to create one or more of the following to

kidzmetjen August 7, 2011 Interpersonal Intelligence, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence, Musical Intelligence, Personal Mission Statement, Visual/Spatial Intelligence Read more

Remember Which State is Which? Naturally!

Build on your child’s blossoming naturistic and visual intelligence to connect state nature and name. Print out (or purchase) a good sized map of the United States, then decide which of the following to “map” on top of each state:

kidzmetjen July 18, 2011 Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence, Naturistic Intelligence, Visual/Spatial Intelligence Read more

Letter-Perfect Park Poems

Adapted with permission from Chicago Park District’s “Once Upon a Day Camp” Guide Go to a park or into another natural setting (e.g. beach, woods, etc.) with your child. Then show your child a letter perfect poem like this one (a poem

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

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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Let’s Go!

Adapted with permission from Chicago Park District’s “Once Upon a Day Camp” Guide Find a large, open space and have your child start walking around the room or space. Then, say “Let’s go to [A PLACE]!” (The place can be

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Haiku and Tanka

Pick up a child-friendly Haiku collection like If Not for the Cat or Cricket Never Does to introduce your child to the art and science of Haiku and Tanka. Talk about the structure of Haiku (5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in

kidzmetjen June 19, 2011 Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence, Logical/Mathematical Intelligence Read more

Innerspace List Poems

Adapted with permission from the Chicago City Park District’s “Once Upon a Day Camp” Guide, which was adapted from original source “Art & Poetry Projects for Kids”, by Alice George Using a piece of butcher paper, draw an outline of

kidzmetjen June 19, 2011 Intrapersonal Intelligence, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence, Visual/Spatial Intelligence Read more

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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