Supporting a Global Learning Style

A few months ago, I wrote about exploring the "right-brained" style and sequence of learning, the details of which are written about extensively at "The Right Side of Normal" website.  In my previous post, I speculated that perhaps we are a family of "right-brained learners."  We are not.  (My son and I are "whole-brained" when it comes to math.  This plausibility of this claim is supported by a recent article citing studies that investigate brain activity of youth with a predilection for math and/or music.)  However, I do have one child who learns math in a way that constantly surprises me.  She does, indeed, follow the "right-brained" way of doing things. 

Life of Fred

At the end of May, SpiderGirl had a little educational funding to be spent.  Since I was looking into them, I thought it would be worth it to pick up the elementary set of Life of Fred.  I figured she could quickly finish Butterflies and most of Cats, and then we would settle in to go through Dogs a little more slowly.  Apples wouldn't be a complete waste either -- BatBoy could start there.