Exploring The Learning

A Look At Multiple Intelligences

Intelligence these learners might like to learning activities could be
Verbal Linguistic:
Word Smart		 Write; read; tell stories; do word puzzles; learn rhymes; memorise facts; tell jokes Debates; role play; reading; writing speeches, lyrics for songs, prayers; word games and crosswords; use mnemonics to remember facts
Mathematical/Logical:
Logic Smart		 Solve problems; do logic puzzles; work with numbers; play strategy games; experiment to test ideas; ask questions; reason things out; explore patterns Puzzles; timelines; comparisons using Venn diagrams; debates; putting information onto a mind map; seeking patterns in information; creating outlines, storyboards
Spatial:
Picture Smart		 Do art and design activities; draw accurate representations; build and create models; read maps and charts; look at pictures; think in visual images; do jigsaw puzzles Concept mapping; artwork; looking at and interrogating photographs; cartoons and storyboards; jigsaw puzzles; making charts and posters; constructing floor plans
Bodily-Kinaesthetic:
Body Smart		 Move around; act things out; have hands on learning; do craft work; be tactile; dance Role play and dance; co-operative tasks; creating clay objects; painting words, sentences; constructing floor plans; manipulating words
Musical:
Music Smart		 Sing and hum; remember melodies and rhythms; listen to music; study with music playing; play instruments Raps, jingles and rhymes; draw visual images to music; rewrite a story to a familiar tune; use music to remember facts
Interpersonal:
People Smart		 Be with others and socialise; lead and organise groups; resolve conflicts; empathise with others; co-operate with others; Co-operative tasks; make group murals; group story writing; interviewing; conferences and debates; role play and dance;
Intrapersonal:
Self Smart		 Work alone; be independent; set personal goals; reflect and think; pursue their own in interests; be individual Make a diary for a character; make a personal collage; listen to audio tapes; record ideas on audio tape; reflective journals; independent reading or research
Naturalist:
Nature Smart		 Learn about nature; identify, categorise and classify things; look after pets; know about the world and how it works; show concern for the natural environment Outdoor investigation; naming and classifying; making collections and lists