Here at A Grade Ahead, we’re proud to provide your child with educational enrichment that can push their skills to new heights. Believe it or not, one of the best ways to strengthen your child’s skills in school is to practice drawing and creating! It’s true! By adding drawing as education for your child’s enrichment, you can enrich their life’s journey. But how does it all come together?
How Can Drawing Be Educational?
Back to Basics
If you think back to the earliest days of your child’s development, drawing likely comes to mind immediately. In fact, drawing is some of the original “writing” that children partake in. They become authors of their own tales by taking up crayon or pencil and crafting images with their own hands. Observing art in the context of picture books often helps young children learn to read. By combining independent drawing with looking at images or illustrations in books, students enhance their skills. They start to build a strong English foundation that will last for years to come. Take a free assessment today, and check out our Kindergarten Enrichment Classes for more information on how A Grade Ahead can enhance the skills of even the youngest learners!
Continued Development
Even beyond the young days of learning, drawing and art can enhance the learning experience. Free drawing that allows a child to create with no boundaries or rules set by adults is one of the best ways to foster creativity. Try it at home! Let your student’s creativity flow. Encourage them unleash their talent, whether it be through paper and pen, digital painting, or sidewalk chalk! Let them draw freely with no rules, and watch as your student’s ideas grow and expand. Is your child interested in creating? Call or visit an A Grade Ahead Academy near you, and see if they are offering our Eco-Explorers enrichment camp!
Art and Math
Math is often thought to be a place devoid of creativity, with no need for the free expression of art. However, this simply isn’t true! For older learners, Geometry can be challenging and frustrating. While A Grade Ahead can help significantly in this subject, there are even more opportunities. Letting a student explore art can expand their thinking in terms of 3D shapes and objects, which can give them an even greater grasp of complex mathematical properties!
The best part about art and drawing is that it’s easy to begin! You can sit down with nothing more than a pencil and create magic right there on the page! Allowing a young learner to freely explore their creativity expands their mind, grows their skills, and ultimately can improve many other parts of their educational journey. Check out A Grade Ahead’s amazing programs for more ways you can improve your child’s skills. Why not let the fun of drawing maximize their education?
What Do you think? Does your child enjoy art and drawing? How has it helped their education? What mediums does your child enjoy when it comes to art? We would love to hear from you in the comments!
Author: Jackie Aukerman, Content Creator at A Grade Ahead
