Kineshetic Learning
KINESTHETIC LEARNING:
What is Kinesthetic Learning? Kids learn best kinesthetically- by moving and touching materials that teach them.
Children have an innate, enthusiastic love of learning. Learning takes place when the child is in an absolutely positive state of mind. Kinesthetic learning focuses on whole body and whole brain learning. All children start out as kinesthetic learners. Reading can be learned kinesthetically age 3-8, in early childhood. How?
We move!- kids ages 3-8 do what they do best. The curriculum is academic- reading and writing - and yet the method is kinesthetic- completely developmentally appropriate. In kinesthetic learning, there are no worksheets or fine motor skills used.
IS IT DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE?
Kinesthetic and movement-based learning is developmentally appropriate since all children start out as kinesthetic learners. It focuses on whole body and whole brain learning, using large motor muscles for academic learning.
The skills are introduced as games and play. The child is invited to participate. If s/he does not want to at the time, the materials are left out for further independent exploration, with the teacher there to supervise.
The child first draws in a journal, then figures out the sounds in the word that describes the picture. Unlined paper is essential to developmentally appropriate practice. A large diameter marker, pencil, or pencil with a rubber gripper on it is developmentally appropriate. Children enjoy writing with large diameter dry erase markers on large white boards. If the child has problems with writing, magnetic letters may be used and matched to letters alone, in a name, or word. Fine motor skills that support writing on lines develop later.
Quoting an article from NAEYC, ”Recognizing the early beginnings of literacy acquisition too often has resulted in use of inappropriate teaching practices suited to older children or adults perhaps but ineffective with children in
What is Kinesthetic Learning? Kids learn best kinesthetically- by moving and touching materials that teach them.
Children have an innate, enthusiastic love of learning. Learning takes place when the child is in an absolutely positive state of mind. Kinesthetic learning focuses on whole body and whole brain learning. All children start out as kinesthetic learners. Reading can be learned kinesthetically age 3-8, in early childhood. How?
We move!- kids ages 3-8 do what they do best. The curriculum is academic- reading and writing - and yet the method is kinesthetic- completely developmentally appropriate. In kinesthetic learning, there are no worksheets or fine motor skills used.
IS IT DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE?
Kinesthetic and movement-based learning is developmentally appropriate since all children start out as kinesthetic learners. It focuses on whole body and whole brain learning, using large motor muscles for academic learning.
The skills are introduced as games and play. The child is invited to participate. If s/he does not want to at the time, the materials are left out for further independent exploration, with the teacher there to supervise.
The child first draws in a journal, then figures out the sounds in the word that describes the picture. Unlined paper is essential to developmentally appropriate practice. A large diameter marker, pencil, or pencil with a rubber gripper on it is developmentally appropriate. Children enjoy writing with large diameter dry erase markers on large white boards. If the child has problems with writing, magnetic letters may be used and matched to letters alone, in a name, or word. Fine motor skills that support writing on lines develop later.
Quoting an article from NAEYC, ”Recognizing the early beginnings of literacy acquisition too often has resulted in use of inappropriate teaching practices suited to older children or adults perhaps but ineffective with children in