Touchy - Feely (Concrete vs. Abstract) by Johnnie W. Lewis

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Touchy - Feely (Concrete vs. Abstract)
by Johnnie W. Lewis

Ever wonder why kids hang on to their teddy bears, binkies, blankies, etc. for so long? Have you ever wondered why they don't understand a story you've told them? Because kids are touchy-feely! Children do not actually understand abstract ideas until around age 8. They will be able to pay lip service to something abstract earlier, but most don't actually understand the concept until around age 8.

Abstract is not just for art. Abstract means that something is a concept, an idea, something we thought of, something we believe in or know to be a fact, but is not something that can be seen. The results may be seeable, but not the fact itself. Children won't understand this abstractness about a concept until they've learned to understand that an

Author's Biography:

Johnnie W. Lewis is the author and self-taught illustrator of ?The Five Finger Paragraph? series for K-12 students, which teaches students to write paragraphs and essays without the battles! She also writes and illustrates ?The Writing Police? series, which reinforces grammar while the reader is having fun with the mystery! Visit http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com'>http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com for more information or contact her at johnnie@thefivefingerparagraph.com.

Posted on: July 8,2006

Email: Johnnie W. Lewis is the author and self-taught illustrator of ?The Five Finger Paragraph? series for K-12 students, which teaches students to write paragraphs and essays without the battles! She also writes and illustrates ?The Writing Police? series, which reinforces grammar while the reader is having fun with the mystery! Visit http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com for more information or contact her at johnnie@thefivefingerparagraph.com.
Website: http://www.thefivefingerparagraph.com