Resource Sample for Our Kinetic Connections Kinesthetic Learning Strategies Resource
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Hands-on Math Helps
What is a kinetic learner? How do I know if I have one? Most people have heard of auditory and visual learners; they learn best through either listening or viewing what they are supposed to learn.
Kinetic learners are people who learn best with hands-on activities. Our ten year old son is a kinetic learner. This has prompted up to either find or create hands-on activities to teach him. We have been doing this since he was four about years old. Thankfully, I have always been pretty creative if I have the time to think through what I need to make. Homeschooling is a family effort and sometimes my husband will come up with a solution to a problem I just can’t seem to come up with a way to teach our son something that he’s having problems understanding. I also belong to several homeschooling groups where I can post a problem we’re dealing with and usually get many ideas that help us figure out how to teach a topic.
We use so many hands-on activities it was hard to decide what topic to start with, but let’s start with mathematics. It is one of the basic subjects that every child needs to learn. People often wonder how a kinetic learner can learn math. The answer is, they can learn mathematics with hands-on activities and manipulatives.
