Posted: 12/Oct/2009 at 9:51am | IP Logged

My daughter is 11 and finds history very boring .but i know that she secretly finds it interesting because she remembers what we read she just won't admit it .I asked her [already knowing her answer] "If we did more projects would that help you?" She immediatly perked up I've known this was true because when we do projects she really enjoys them and retains so much .My problem is that im not a hands on learner and find it easier for me to just read and that be enough.My other daughter is just like me she enjoys sitting down to READ her history book [she is 8].Now I know it's important to go with their learning styles ,and now 6 years late i'm finally giving in [no we've done projects in the past but I'm finding it harder to come up with things because coloring pages and cute project won't fly anymore.

We've started learning about the middle ages, a history book from Christian liberty press .

she so enjoys reading comic books that i thought she would enjoy making a comic book about our new chapter "THE VIKINGS"Well...

she leaped for joy and came up with a format .My concern is how do I top that . Any ideas would be very appreciated.just general project ideas.I guess i'm not as creative as I thought

Thank you all. 

Posted: 12/Oct/2009 at 11:05am | IP Logged

http://www.squidoo.com/Right_Brained_Learner

May I encourage you that your extra effort will make a huge difference?! She can't help learning best this way any more than you can help learning best by reading. Recognizing and valuing the way she learns will make all the difference in the world to her, I promise!

Posted: 31/Oct/2009 at 8:39pm | IP Logged

I have one of those wonderful little creatures - otherwise known as a right brain learner!! She is so creative - always - doing crafts, cutting, pasting, and sewing.  But pull out the history - shew...  Anyway - an option that we just discovered for her this year is an online curriculum- the high visual stimulation keeps her interested for long periods of time.  I just wrote an article for my blog about this very subject and her struggles.

Also there is some information here that may help you regarding right brain learners.