Elementary age children need 10 – 11 hours of sleep per night and teens need 8.5 – 9.25 hours to optimize learning. Lack of sleep can affect your child’s ability to process, learn and retrieve information.
Archives for October 2013
Buddy Dog Humane Society Collection Drive Summary
The animals need your help. You can make a difference for the Buddy Dog Humane Society’s animal shelter. Please help Y3K Tutor In Your Home aid abused and abandoned dogs and cats. Please donate old or new towels, blankets, office supplies, and animal toys. Items will be picked up at your home between November 1, 2013 and January 1, 2014.
Summary of items collected:
Blankets
Towels
Pet toys
Dry Erase markers
Two Pocket Folders
Paper Towel
Tissues
Liquid dish soap
Exercise & Learning
Chemicals released during exercise help improve concentration, motivation and learning.
Great Brainpower Foods
Some research suggests foods like blueberries, tomatoes, broccoli, kale, whole grains, walnuts, flaxseed and pumpkin seeds may enhance your child’s brainpower.
Praise Effort
Praising effort leads to a more confident child. Acknowledging their hard work motivates kids because effort is a factor they can control. Students cannot control the grades they receive, but they can control their preparation and determination to do their best. Applauding their effort reinforces the message that learning and improving is achievable when they try.
Backpack Safety
Overloaded school backpacks cause more than 20,000 back injuries per year. Make sure the backpack weighs no more than 10-15% of the child’s total body weight when in use. Have wide padded shoulder straps and a hip strap to distribute weight. Make sure the backpack does not hang below the student’s hip line. Also keep the heaviest books closest to the back.
Solitary Intrapersonal Learners
Solitary (intrapersonal) learners prefer to work alone and use self-study. A solitary learner tends to be more private, introspective and independent. They like to work on problems by retreating to somewhere quiet and working through possible solutions on their own.
Which Type of Learner Are You?
Now that you have seen all the different learning styles, which type of learner are you?
Social Interpersonal Learners
Social (interpersonal) learners prefer to learn in groups or with other people. They like social activities rather than doing their own thing. They typically like team sports.
Logical Learners
Logical learners think mathematically. These students prefer using logic, reasoning and systems. Logical learners recognize patterns easily, as well as connections between seemingly meaningless content. This also leads them to classify and group information to help learn or understand it. They typically work through problems and issues in a systematic way. This is done by creating to-do lists and ranks them in order before putting them into action. Their scientific approach to thinking means they support their claims with logical examples or statistics. They pick up logic flaws in other peoples words, writing or actions. They also tend to enjoy games like brainteasers, backgammon and chess.