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Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence

Summer Reading Recommendations for the “Music Smart” Child

All ages: Story of the Orchestra : Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music! By Robert Levine. The book is divided into two major parts: composers and their associated musical periods,

kidzmetjen June 21, 2011 Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence, Musical 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

You’ll Hit It Out of the Park with Me In Your Corner

One of the most critical vocabulary elements to “nail down” when learning American English (or any culture’s language) is the use of idioms. An idiom, as defined by dictionary.com, is a group of words whose meaning cannot be predicted from

kidzmetjen July 5, 2011 Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence Read more

Shape Poetry

A shape poem is one that describes an object and is written in the shape of the object. To get your child’s creative juices flowing, you can look at examples of shape poetry here. Next, have your child pick an object

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

Family Activity Friday – World Music!

This weekend, listen to some music from other parts of the world with your family. What different instruments are used? How about harmonies, chords, dynamics or rhythms? Do these differences in the country’s music give you any clues with respect

kidzmetjen January 18, 2013 Interpersonal Intelligence, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence, Musical Intelligence Read more

Now You’re Cooking!

It most likely won't take much convincing to get your linguistic child to read or verbally practice language arts over the summer. But you can stretch both your child's verbal and math skills by trying “worldly” recipes together. Whether you

kidzmetjen June 21, 2011 Interpersonal Intelligence, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence, Logical/Mathematical Intelligence Read more

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

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

Become a Story Sleuth

Tie together logic and language over the summer with whodunit puzzles! Playing detective once a day will strengthen your child's mind muscles in an enjoyable way. Timing how quickly puzzles are solved and charting the solution speed over the course

kidzmetjen June 21, 2011 Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence, Logical/Mathematical Intelligence Read more

Cultural Care Package

I don’t know how it is in your house, but at our house, getting something in the snail mail box is always a thrill for my kids. I must admit, I was the same way when I was young. I

kidzmetjen August 22, 2011 Interpersonal Intelligence, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence Read more

Make it Your Mission! Part 2

Talk with your child about people who do work that’s similar to what your child said his or her mission was in the last exercise. Are there careers that are close in nature? Volunteer opportunities? Do some research online and

kidzmetjen July 31, 2011 Interpersonal Intelligence, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence, Personal Mission Statement Read more
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