Skip to content
Kidzmet

Kidzmet

Lifetime GPS (Guided by Passions and Strengths) for Kids

Menu

  • Join Us
    • Kidzmet for Schools
    • Kidzmet for Parents
    • Kidzmet for Teachers
  • Core Beliefs
    • Our View of IQ
    • Kids’ Personalities
    • Our Vision for Kidzmet®
  • How Kids Learn
    • Multiple Intelligences
    • Personality Type
    • VAK Learning Styles
    • Search for Activities
    • Personal Mission Statement
  • Member Login
Kidzmet

Multiple Intelligences

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.

kidzmetjen June 21, 2011May 11, 2017 Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence Read more

Pressed for Time

Inspired by 7 Times Smarter by Laurel Schmidt Supplies Needed: thick book (old phone books work well), kleenex or toilet paper, construction paper or cardboard and glue stick or craft glue Take your child on a nature walk in your

kidzmetjen June 19, 2011 Naturistic Intelligence, Visual/Spatial Intelligence Read more

Hearing in Color

Using a pitch pipe, have your child picture different colors as you play each note on the scale (e.g. red for C, orange for D, yellow for E, green for F, aqua for G, blue for A, purple for B).

kidzmetjen June 19, 2011 Musical Intelligence Read more

Recommended Summer Reading for the “People Smart” Child

All ages Mirror, Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse. By Marilyn Singer. Read the poem in one direction and it tells the folktale from one point of view. Read it in the opposite direction and the point of view is

kidzmetjen June 21, 2011May 11, 2017 Interpersonal Intelligence, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence Read more

Boredom Buster Board Games

Whether you choose a perennial favorite or a newer version, your interpersonal child will enjoy keeping their math skills sharp over the summer by playing math-based board games with family and friends. From oldies but goodies like Monopoly, Parcheesi, Cribbage

kidzmetjen June 21, 2011 Interpersonal Intelligence, Musical 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

Enlightening Film Fest

Watch a movie together, paying close attention to set design, camera angle and lighting. How do the changes in lighting or openness/closed feel of the set change the way your child interprets the emotional state of the actors? Extra Credit: Are

kidzmetjen June 19, 2011 Interpersonal Intelligence, Visual/Spatial Intelligence Read more

Senza Voce Video

Watch a short film or movie scene that your child hasn’t seen before with the sound off. Can s/he tell what was happening with Character X in the scene? How did they feel? How about Character Y? What about their faces,

kidzmetjen June 19, 2011 Interpersonal Intelligence, Intrapersonal Intelligence Read more

Yaaaayyy, Learning!

While there are a significant number of people on both sides of the fence as it relates to Brain Gym’s trademarked series of movements and whether or not they work, there IS a significant amount of scientific evidence that movement (particularly

kidzmetjen August 20, 2011 Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence, Kinesthetic Learning Style 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
  • « Previous
  • Next »

Learn More…

  • Kidzmet for Parents
  • Kidzmet for Teachers
  • Kidzmet for Schools

Login/Register

  • Join Kidzmet
  • Parent/Teacher Login
  • Student Login

Socialize With Us

Article Archives

Additional Site Links

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Press Kit
  • Press
  • References
  • Awards+Reviews
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
Copyright © 2026 Kidzmet. All rights reserved. Theme Spacious by ThemeGrill. Powered by: WordPress.