Common Traits and Kids’ Activities for Kinesthetic LearnersA kid who belong to kinesthetic learners is sometime mislabeled as ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). Kinesthetic learning preferences children find it stressful when they are made to sit still, read and listen in a classroom environment. In order for them to relieve the stress, they may resort to action such as frequenting the rest room or get up to sharpen their pencils in the class. While in their seat, they start wriggling their legs, rocking or leaning in their chair. When these behaviors are deeming unacceptable to teachers or caretakers, they are being mislabeled with attention disorder.It is important for us to identify the common characteristics of kinesthetic learner and tune the teaching method according to the child's learning styles. In some ways, all children are physical learners too. They like to touch and immerse in activities to learn new ideas and concepts. Some children may adopt other learning styles as time goes by but kinesthetic learners maintain their strong preference. They need to engage in activities to learn best. Basically, kinesthetic learners Getting such kids to learn in a sitting classroom environment can be quite a challenge. Though my kids may not be strongly kinesthetically inclined, I still find exploring outdoor and hands-on kids activities are the best learning tools for children. These similar activities are helpful for kinesthetic learner since it keeps them moving and the children are able to touch and feel things as they learn. My kids love to go to the beach and play with sand. It gives them the sense of touch and feel. You can build sand castle and at the same time teach your kids writing on sand. Pick some seashells; observe the different shapes and colors of the shells. My children simply pick the pure white color shells and turn them into beautiful art pieces by painting colors over it.   Seashells painted by my kids. Explore the garden This is the best activity to teach them about plants and trees. Take a stroll around botanic garden and show them the different shapes of trees. Collect some seeds, observe the fruits, touch the leaves, and smell the flowers. My kids can even tell the different types of plants and trees now. Such learning activities help my daughter to do well for science in school while her friend was struggling in recognizing trees and flowers from textbook.
Build model Blocks or LEGO are open-ended toys that children of all ages like to play with. Personally, I like such toys as it is versatile and it inspires kids to learn and be creative. Depending on the age of your kids, if they are of older age, you can also get airplane, dinosaur or animals building models. I am always constantly in search for such toys as they seldom outgrown them in a short time. You may want to consider these educational toys as one of your investment on your children learning. Participate in drama and play Encourage your kids to participate in drama and play in school. They have the chance to use body and movement for expression. This is a wonderful outlet for a kinesthetic child. Do cooking activities Getting kids involve in cooking activities is a great learning experience for them. Spending some time with mom in the kitchen provides them the knowledge on volume measurement (when mom measure the ingredients to use for baking), understand different sizes, shapes and three-dimensional objects (from the kitchen utensils and cookware), aware of temperature (setting temperature on oven) and hand-eye coordination skills. It is a great idea to get them involve in cooking as they enjoy themselves while helping you out in one of the daily household chores. If your kid is a kinesthetic learner, get him involve in learning activities, as this is his preferred learning method. Let your kid be happy and stop being mislabeled. Kids Science Activities to spur the interest of learningScience is a subject which kids need to learn by hands-on approach or with experiments. Such science activities also serve as a good learning ground to get kinesthetic learner be keen in learning science. Check out the science activities you can do with your kids to arouse their curiosity to learn. Math Manipulatives make learning math interesting and enjoyableTeaching tool such as mathematics manipulatives are useful to kinesthetic learners. It provides the learner the opportunity to touch and build the abstract concept of mathematics using concrete material. Find out the review for some of these manipulatives before getting one for your kids. Return from Kinesthetic Learners to Kids Activities Learning Games |
