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20 to 30 percent of learners remember through hearing, 40 percent retain information visually, and the rest either have higher memory retention after writing something down or through real-life activities.

There are three learning styles – visual, auditory, and kinesthetic and tactile.

Visual Learners Visual learners like having information presented to them in an eye-catching way, have strong visualization skills, and to see the “big picture.” Enjoy a fun activity with visual learners encouraging their language and reading skills. Tie the activity into the child’s homework by using vocabulary or spelling words for an upcoming test. Help the child create a list of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns to use for the activity. If they have a list of vocabulary or spelling words they need to memorize for school, they can be added to the list. Kids can select a color for each type of word and then write them onto flashcards using the coordinating color for each word group (green for nouns). Have the child place the cards in stacks according to color/type. Discuss with the child that they will be creating a visual language story using the words by placing them into sentences and a finished story. This encourages visual learners to see the big picture and understand the final outcome of the activity. Once the child has begun forming sentences, he can arrange them to form a story, working until all the words have been used. Tap into his auditory and kinesthetic/tactile learning, and his active processors, by having him read the story out loud while acting it out.

1. IDEAS: The meaning and development of the message, or what the paper is trying to say. Activity: Pick A Postcard.

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h homework activities like math problem sets or writing practice activities. Homework becomes classwork and vice versa.

Test your middle schooler's science knowledge with a 2 science scavenger hunt ! The purpose of this game is to test your child's understanding of science terms and apply these terms to real world objects

SCIENCE SCAVENGER HUNT

SCIENCE SCAVENGER HUNT

All children's educational computer activities were created or approved by certified school teachers. All educational games are free and are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way for children to learn.

Name of Activity: Balancing Act! Purpose of Activity: To demonstrate body management skills specific to balance with and without the use of apparatus. Prerequisites: Prior lessons on body management skills. Suggested Grade Level: K-2 Materials Needed: Variety of cones, Pencil for each student, Balancing Act Checklist for each student, 3-4 peacock feathers (or 3-4 plastic bats), 3-4 15’ heavy marine ropes, 6-8 individual mats, 15 polyspots, balance beam, 3-4 pool noodles, 3-4 beanbags. (Peacock feathers can be found in craft stores, marine ropes can be found in hardware stores)

If you were creating a classroom, what would it look like? It would be interactive and have a lot of activities. It should be half and half activities and lecture. I do like when it’s more open, but it is important for us to know what lecture looks like because we might have to do that later. The tables should be set up in a circle so we are all facing each other and talking.

It turns out, however, that in this group of students, many talked as if they craved more human interaction, and wanted to unplug more during class

our students and these students we interviewed have been around technology so much, that when they were asked questions about technology, they had a hard time understanding the question (what do you mean, technology?). Technology isn’t technology for our students–it’s just part of their lives