How to teach your kids or self Brainstorming
Kids cognitive development is important. Staring young kids need to be engaged. Kindergarten or 1st grade you can do this with your kids or even in pre-school. This can be done as a game. How to Brainstorm on Paper You begin the main subject and then add on to other sub-topics until you can�t think of anything else. The image below shows how to brainstorm using this technique on paper for the main subject �Food�. You first start with the main circle �Food�. This is what everything else is derived from. Draw a circle and write Food in the middle. Then think of as many types of foods as you want. When you think of a Food then draw a stem to a new circle and write the sub-group of Food like �Sandwich�, �Pasta�, or �Vegetables�. Then from those sub-groups you draw stems to more sub-group circles and so on till you exhaust all possibilities. This can be done for fun, early learning schoolwork, or even when you want to do something with work. You can start with any subject as long as you have a piece of paper and a writing utensil. Early Learning The benefits for kids might be helping them think and read. Some kids learn to read in pre-school so this might be a good exercise for them. If you are involved with early learning maybe you want to put this curriculum. Kids could use crayons and make the circles and stems in different colors for more of an mash of art with traditional schoolwork. Brainstorm Uses This could be useful for anyone that needs to brainstorm a list of related terms. If you are in business brainstorming on paper may be helpful in thinking about new products or services. If you are a blogger you could use this technique to come up with a number of different new posts. If you are in real estate you could use this to come up with different items for the house. In conclusion there is a way to procure thinking. Brainstorming on paper can help adults as well as kids. It may prove to be beneficial to kids starting to read. What uses will you use it for?