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WhatIsSmart?There'sevidenceofsomuchmorethan"reading，writing，and'rithmetic"ineverychild--atleastsevendistinctintelligences，accordingtothetheoryofmultipleintelligences，developedbyHarvard'sDr.HowardGardner.InSevenTimesSmarter，veteraneducatorLaurelSchmidtoffersaparent-friendlyexplanationofthistheoryandofthewaysthatkidsare--simplyput--wordsmart，picturesmart，musicsmart，bodysmart，logicsmart，peoplesmart，andself-smart.Theseintelligencesaren'tfixedatbirth.Theycanbenurturedandstrengthened，meaningthatintherightenvironment，kidsgetsmarter.SevenTimesSmarter，aninvaluableresourceforparents，teachers，andcaregivers，providestheperfectwaytocreatethisenvironment.Unlikeothercraftoractivitybooksthatjustfilltimeandkeepkidsbusy，SevenTimesSmarterpromptskidsagedsixtofourteentoworktheirbrainsandcultivatenewskillsusingrecycledorlow-costmaterialsfoundineveryhome--andenjoyit!Itoffersanexplorationofwhatitmeanstobesmart，checkliststorecognizethesevenintelligencesinyourchild，bookliststodevelopandcelebrateallthewaysyourchildissmart，andfiftycreative，constructiveactivitiesthataregoodforkidsplayingaloneorinagroup，supervisedorindependently，including：*MemoryTours--Ifamemorybookistoostraightforwardforyourartisticchild，tryanun-book，amemorybox，oracalendar.*HangingGardens--Indoorsorout，eventhesmallestgardenplotcanyieldabumpercropofmathematical，linguistic，scientific，andkinestheticskills.*TheBoredomBrigade--Boredomisaspringboardforimagination;imaginarystructures，identities，occupations，andfriendsarejustsomeofthewayskidsdeveloptheirinter-andintra-personalintelligences.*JunkYardGenius--There'saneducationinjunk;infact，it'seasytoturnyourbrokenradio，alarmclock，fan，blow-dryer，orscaleintoaprojectthatcouldfascinatekidsfordays.