Gifted Bulletin Board

Welcome to the Gifted Issues Discussion Forum.

We invite you to share your experiences and to post information about advocacy, research and other gifted education issues on this free public discussion forum.
CLICK HERE to Log In. Click here for the Board Rules.

Links


Learn about Davidson Academy Online - for profoundly gifted students living anywhere in the U.S. & Canada.

The Davidson Institute is a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting profoundly gifted students through the following programs:

  • Fellows Scholarship
  • Young Scholars
  • Davidson Academy
  • THINK Summer Institute

  • Subscribe to the Davidson Institute's eNews-Update Newsletter >

    Free Gifted Resources & Guides >

    Who's Online Now
    1 members (figaloprepod), 152 guests, and 40 robots.
    Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
    Newest Members
    jkeller, Alex Hoxdson, JPH, Alex011, Scotmicky12
    11,444 Registered Users
    May
    S M T W T F S
    1 2 3 4
    5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    19 20 21 22 23 24 25
    26 27 28 29 30 31
    Previous Thread
    Next Thread
    Print Thread
    Page 2 of 2 1 2
    indigo #237457 03/29/17 02:33 PM
    Joined: Jun 2016
    Posts: 289
    S
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    S
    Joined: Jun 2016
    Posts: 289
    Originally Posted by indigo
    To help your child draw Skye from paw patrol (and other things) you may want to help her break down the image into its constituent parts.

    One way is to use graph paper or draw a grid, to help isolate the different parts and examine their spacing and relationship to each other.

    The out-of-print but still available American Girl book "Doodle Studio" shows a step-by-step method of drawing/doodling.

    Possibly more advanced, the book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" uses a method of turning an image upside-down to analyze the various components to copy/draw.

    Over time, posters have mentioned several art and drawing books which their children have enjoyed. Using the forum's search feature may help locate those.

    Indigo beat me to it! Try giving her a line drawing to copy, turning it upside down, and covering up enough that she's not thinking about what it is she is drawing, but the contours of the lines. Encourage her to NOT talk or sing during the process because verbal communication inhibits the type of thinking needed for drawing. Remind her that drawing is not in the hand (assuming one has fine motor control and hand-eye coordination). Drawing is a brain skill, learning how to interpret what we see and decode it. It's learning how to get around the brain's shorthand and visual problem solving. "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" is a fascinating book, I highly recommend it. Reading level is high school to adult, but the activities are accessible to children. I used some with my son when he was 6. The before and after samples in the beginning part are pretty amazing!

    Joined: May 2014
    Posts: 599
    C
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    C
    Joined: May 2014
    Posts: 599
    Monart's Drawing with Children is great

    https://monart.com/monart-books/

    Page 2 of 2 1 2

    Moderated by  M-Moderator 

    Link Copied to Clipboard
    Recent Posts
    psat questions and some griping :)
    by SaturnFan - 05/22/24 08:50 AM
    2e & long MAP testing
    by aeh - 05/16/24 04:30 PM
    Classroom support for advanced reader
    by Xtydell - 05/15/24 02:28 PM
    Employers less likely to hire from IVYs
    by mithawk - 05/13/24 06:50 PM
    For those interested in science...
    by indigo - 05/11/24 05:00 PM
    Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5