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- Scribbling When Drawing, where we're at right now
- Drawing With Meaning
- Scribbling When Writing
- Writing Some Letters
- Writing or Labeling Using Words
- Writing Phrases
- Writing a Sentence Phoneticallly
- Writing a Patterned Sentence Phonetically
- Writing Related Sentences Using Phonetic Spelling
- Writing Several Sentences About One Subject
Which in short means: I can think about something; I can talk about what I think; I can write about what I say; I can read about what I write; and other people can read what I write.
8 Identifiable Intelligences and Learning Styles:
- Verbal/Linguistic, think in words and enjoy stories, reading, writing, creative activities, drama and anything that involves words. Creed enjoys reading books. He makes up his own characters through dramatic play and puppets which usually include a chef and a pig.
- Logical/Mathematical, think logically, like experiments, puzzles, sorting, collections and figuring things out. Today is our first experiment using slime, a recipe I found on pinterest. I'm still amazed by what I find on there. What a huge resource! Puzzles are a wonderful way to learn and pass time without screen time. We visited the neighbor night before last, who was working a puzzle. Creed jumped right into action mode and I was amazed to watch him. Something funny that's been going on and totally off the subject is his accent. Instead of saying, "right there," he says, "right ThAIR," pointing out which piece of the puzzle went where. Where is he getting this accent I asked my neighbor? My husband and I don't sound like this and he's not getting it from watching PBS or NickJr. She said it would change again and again, just like his features, which are starting to look a little more like me she noted.
- Visual/Spatial, like pictures, enjoy art, drawing and creatively using their imaginations. I would fall into this category easily and Creed falls into line right behind me. I wonder if these intelligences and learning styles are passed down through our genetic make-up? My grandmother and mother are incredibly artistic, always busying themselves with a project. I sometimes wonder if it's because I'm at a state of un-rest that I most busy myself, however I feel most satisfied when I'm in the middle of a project, that is, if it's not under pressure or with a deadline. I put a suction cup on the window with some window crayons practicing my strewing, (see previous blog, The Artful Parent) and went about my business. I did not notice him find them but walked into a circular display of colors. I asked daddy if he saw him and what he did when he found them and he said he acted as if they had always been there. I love this. I love how comfortable he is with art. It's such a wonderful creative outlet.
- Bodily Kinesthetic, learn through movement and bodily sensation, like to dance and move, tough, construct and role-play. I think banter of conversations between multiple puppets would fall into this category. Last year Creed received a collection of various kinds of puppets for Christmas. He liked them … but didn't play with them until the last couple of months. I'm still learning what kinds of toys/activities are not only age-appropriate but something that my child will actually like. It can definitely get frustrating buying your child a gift you've researched and spent time getting only to see him or her shove it to the side.
Over the course of the summer Creed and I were invited to a birthday party that provided loads of sensory games. One in particular that stood out to Creed was the baby pool filled with deer corn, with multiple toy trucks and dumps. I'll have to admit that I loved it as well. There's something about using your hands to feel textures. Some are pleasant, as in the deer corn; and some are strange, as in the water beads, but totally fun. I couldn't help but squish them. We haven't felt one that we didn't like yet.
sensory play - Interpersonal, learning through communication. They enjoy organizing, planning, relating to others, making friends and group activities. They are also very empathetic. I can relate to this category. Sometimes I think it's more OCD with the organizing than anything else, however if I'm in fact, unorganized and my house is in disarray, my self reflects that very feeling. Making friends is difficult for me, but in opposite it's very easy for Creed, and I'm over the moon happy about this. Every child IS his friend, so making them his friend is unnecessary. I think I could take a page from Creed's book once in a while. Group activities make me nervous, unless I know everyone there and don't feel threatened in any way. Creed does well with this, again because everyone is his friend.
- Intrapersonal, like to be alone. They daydream, meditate, plan, have personal hobbies and seem to be very independent. I'm a daydreamer. Like the idea of meditating and really need TO meditate, but can't seem to sit still. I remember this very same feeling from childhood. Personal hobbies are very important I think, as well as independence. Creed often says, I can do it myself. Creed doesn't like to be alone. He CAN be alone working on the computer or busying himself while I"m in the same room.
- Musical/Rhythmic, learn by melody and rhythm. They love to sing, hum and listen. They have a good sense of beat and rhythm. They enjoy poetry. Creed loves all things rhythm. He picks out musical instruments from our music drawer and instructs which one he'd like me to use in our musical parade. We march up and down the hall.
- Naturalist, love the out-of-doors, have the ability to understand, relate to and function in the natural world. They have a sense of awe and wonder about the world around them. Absolutely, describes us both to a t. After a time of being inside, especially in inclement weather, we can't wait to get out. There's something freeing about being in the great outdoors.
Children and adults learn in a variety of ways. The planner notes that most children and adults have one or two that are their strongest modes of learning, but I disagree. We could relate to every single one of these methods of learning. It would be really hard to pin down a couple, but in short it doesn't matter. It's sweet to know the different ways we are all learning, especially when your child thrives in some of these methods.
The last selection before the planning area begins is the Early Learner Stages of Development from 3-5-years-of-age. In one way or another each of us has probably read this list in what to expect the toddler years, by age in other books and certainly an infinite wealth of information online, as well as what your pediatrician has shared, so there's no need to list anything by age. What IS included is a list of large/small motor skills; language skills; cognitive skills; and social/emotional skills. I enjoy having these references. I wavered whether I would actually get a planner or try to do it in a regular notebook, which I trying to begin with, but was incredibly unorganized and messy.
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