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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

Butterflies & Blooms

Set a goal to help restore butterfly migration routes in your town by planting a butterfly garden with native plants or seeds. Research the best options to provide nectar, roosting, or food for caterpillars that migrate through your area. After

kidzmetjen August 3, 2011 Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence, Logical/Mathematical Intelligence, Naturistic 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

Touchy Touchy

Watch a well-acted movie scene or play with lots of interaction. Write all of the character names down one column, then make one column for touching and one column for being touched. Have your child make a tally mark by

kidzmetjen June 19, 2011 Interpersonal Intelligence, Logical/Mathematical Intelligence Read more

Fireworks are Popping Up All Over!

People often mistakenly associate body smarts solely with gross motor coordination (e.g. sports, dance). But kinesthetic intelligence also encompasses fine motor skills. Take advantage of your kids’ excitement over tonight’s fireworks to flex your kids’ kinesthetic and visual-spatial mind muscles

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Make It Your Mission! Part 4

Think about how you want to set up your event. Do you want people sitting in chairs facing you at the front (e.g. stage/audience) Do you want people sitting in chairs in a round circle? Do you want people standing

kidzmetjen August 14, 2011 Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence, Interpersonal Intelligence, Intrapersonal Intelligence, Logical/Mathematical Intelligence, Personal Mission Statement, Visual/Spatial Intelligence Read more

Thumb Ball

Via Childrens-Choice.org (used with permission) Blow up a multi-colored beach ball, then using a sharpie, draw an “equator” on the ball, then number each section from 1 to 12. Toss the ball to different family members and call out the operation to

kidzmetjen June 21, 2011 Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence, Logical/Mathematical Intelligence Read more

Environmental Experiments

Set up a summer-long experiment to see how small changes in environment affect plants. Begin by planting identical plant seeds or young plants in 5 different containers (you can use cut off milk cartons or plastic bottles as your pots)

kidzmetjen June 21, 2011 Logical/Mathematical Intelligence, Naturistic Intelligence Read more

Money Matters & Markers

In our current age of plastic money, it’s not just our government that no longer grasps the concept of money & budgets…it’s our families and kids, too. While it’s no secret that allowances can help kids to understand the value

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Summer Reading Recommendations for the “Nature Smart” Child

All ages: Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night. By Joyce Sidman. Twelve poems celebrating the night are accompanied by prose about nocturnal flora and fauna. Newbery Honor Book Farm. By Elisha Cooper. Experience life on a very real farm with

kidzmetjen June 21, 2011 Naturistic Intelligence Read more
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