What do comic books have to do with learning?

Bekki — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 08:13:00 +0000

Spiders and bug spray were meant to be introduced.
Don’t you think?
Sure, we need spiders. Lots of them in fact. Why?
Because spiders eat flies. That’s why!

I hate flies almost as much as these 8 legged wonders.

OK, I don’t HATE spiders.
I think they are pretty amazing.
I just do not want to share the same space with them. Is that too much to ask?

But what do spiders have to do with anything homeschool related?

My boys would roll their eyes at us and scream, “Spiderman!”.

While I try to teach them the abilities of arachnids, they would be trying to invent that cool webbing stuff that comes out of Peter Parkers wrists that enables him to swing through New York above rush hour traffic.

But now that I have the boys’ attention, I’m going to try to keep it.

Why not find some way to science and comics?

When I heard
there were comic books that could help my children learn science, I was
excited.
My kids love comic books and the magic of Manga
learning tools seem like a perfect fit!

What is Manga?

It’s
a style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels, typically aimed at adults
as well as children.

Why does it
matter? And what does it have to do with learning?

I’ve
discovered this tremendous resource for teaching kids science and all about the
human body. Rather than a dry text and diagram textbook, concepts are covered
in a story-based format that’s also visual, so learners of all kinds have more
to glom onto, and it’s easier to recall. Sort of like our trusted and true pal Ms. Frizzle
of the Magic School Bus, but for a slightly older children depending
on the book. Last but certainly not least – it makes learning fun! Imagine if
your child requested to re-read a science text book. That’s what these amazing
books can inspire.

We
started on the Survive! Inside the Human Body series,
and even I am learning!

Topics covered
in this book series about the human body: Human
Body (anatomy), Digestive System, Circulatory System, Nervous System, Personal
Wellness, Effects of Food on the Body, Medicine & technology, and
Genetics.

But there are
also advanced topics in this format like the Universe, Physics, Linear Algebra,
and more available from Shockingly
Awesome Learning on Educents.com.

See inside the
books in this cute video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmpxhYmBAaM

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