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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

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

Get in Gear for Back-to-School :: LANGUAGE ARTS

One day closer to the first day of school… Below, we’ve compiled our favorite 10 language arts activities we’ve featured over the summer (as well as our Summer Reading Lists) to make sure your child gets in gear ahead of

kidzmetjen August 16, 2011 Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence Read more

How to Choose the Best Instrument for Your Child

musical intelligence aka music smarts

If you have a little musician in the house, they may be chomping at the bit to graduate up from your pots and pans and belting out vocal stylings to toddler tunes to their first musical instrument. Selecting the right

kidzmetjen March 8, 2015 Musical Intelligence Read more

Calculation Composition

Musical notations are intrinsically tied to mathematics. Whether the fractional notes need to add up to a complete measure, each measure needs to be equal to the time signature, how the written notes are essentially “graphed” on the ledger or

kidzmetjen June 21, 2011 Logical/Mathematical Intelligence, Musical Intelligence 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

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

Sensory Sensitivities

Visit different outdoor environments—e.g. the playground, a field, the woods, school, your backyard, a community garden, the zoo, the beach—or even just the same one at different times of day with your child and tune into your senses. What does

kidzmetjen June 19, 2011 Intrapersonal Intelligence, Naturistic 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

How Playing Angry Birds Could Make Your Child Smarter

how angry birds could make your child smarter

Have you noticed that kids nowadays are always glued to their phones or playing video games instead of going outside and hanging out with the neighborhood children? It seems that good ol’ fashioned games like duck, duck, goose are a

kidzmetjen November 23, 2012May 11, 2017 Logical/Mathematical Intelligence, Visual/Spatial 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.

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