Our goals today are to revise what we already know about multiple intelligences; use multiple intelligence activities to learn 7 key ingredients for a healthy brain; build a profile of the type of multiple intelligence activities that appeal to each of us personally and help us learn.

What does ‘multiple’ mean? What does ‘intelligence’ mean?

What does ‘preferences’ mean? Can I have more than one?

Using language, reading, writing, speaking, debating, creating, poetry, doing word puzzles, expressing ideas in words. People with strengths in Word Intelligence usually enjoy and may be good at reading, writing and telling stories, explaining things verbally and playing word games and puzzles.

Verbal Linguistic What sort of activities do we do in class that would appeal to someone with this learning preference? Tell a story about… Spell… Write about a day in the life of… Write a poem about… Make a word search about… Write directions for… Read a story about… Summarise a story about… Write a letter to… Retell the story of… Use the dictionary to find the meaning of…

Understanding human behaviour and motivation, interacting socially, co-operation, leadership, organising and managing others, empathy and sensitivity to others. People with strengths in People Intelligence usually enjoy working with others and may be good at leadership, performing in front of others, communication, and caring about others.

Interpersonal What sort of activities do we do in class that would appeal to someone with this learning preference? Ask… about… Work in a team to… Play… with… Work with your buddy to… Teach a classmate to… Compare these two characters for… Present sharetime about… In your group, talk about… Listen to… tell a story about… Find out how… learnt to…

Playing sport, controlling movement, miming, acting, learning actively, manipulating, making things, fixing things. People with strengths in Body Intelligence usually enjoy and may be good at sport, gymnastics, dance or drama.

Body Kinesthetic What sort of activities do we do in class that would appeal to someone with this learning preference? Act out… Create a dance… Mime… Rehearse and perform a story about… Play floor game about… Adapt a game of Twister to show… Build or construct a… Use toy models to show… Create a sequence of movements to show… Use construction equipment to show…

Creating artwork, drawing, painting, creating mental pictures, mapping, making diagrams, solving mazes, designing, mazes, photography, drawing maps and plans, graphing. People with strengths in Space and Vision Intelligence usually enjoy and may be good at art and design, map work, interior design, photography and making creative posters and charts.

Visual Spatial What sort of activities do we do in class that would appeal to someone with this learning preference? Imagine and draw… Do a concept map for… Draw a cartoon strip about… Use play dough to create… Draw pictures to show how… Create a logo/symbol for… Imagine a bird’s eye view of… Take photos to show… Make a display about… Draw a model of… Draw a map/plan of… Make a chart to show…

Solving maths problems, calculating, predicting, using logical argument, analysing, experimenting, making patterns, reasoning, ordering, researching, hypothesising, categorising. People with strengths in Logic & Maths Intelligence usually enjoy and may be good at maths, problem solving, reasoning and they often ask logical questions. They enjoy conducting research, ordering objects, categorising, calculating, and developing logical arguments.

Logical Mathematical What sort of activities do we do in class that would appeal to someone with this learning preference? Compare… with… Find the pattern in… Describe attributes of… Classify attributes by… List reasons for… Estimate the measurement of… Survey… about… Find the solution for… Correctly sequence… Continue the pattern of… Explain why… Make a grid to show…

Self-awareness, goal setting, self-discipline, reflecting on learning and feelings, identifying one’s own strengths and weaknesses, using one’s own experiences to understand and explain. People with strengths in Self Intelligence tend to reflect a lot on their own learning, feelings and behaviours. They may be good at goal setting and enjoy activities which further their understanding of themselves as individuals

Intrapersonal What sort of activities do we do in class that would appeal to someone with this learning preference? Identify your strengths in… How are you similar to…? How are you different from…? Explain what you think about… Self assess your work on… What do you already know about…? One thing you learnt about... was… Explain what you are still confused about or don’t understand List the ways you are getting better at… What do you want to find out about…? What is the best way for you to remember…? How did you solve this problem?

Sensitivity to pitch, rhyme and rhythm, memorising songs and tunes, playing a musical instrument, creating sound effects. People with strengths in Music Intelligence enjoy and may be good at remembering melodies, singing, playing musical instruments or creating music.

Musical Rhythmic What sort of activities do we do in class that would appeal to someone with this learning preference? Play rhythm games to learn… Create a rap that helps us learn… Link different sounds to different feelings Sing songs to learn about… Interpret lyrics from hymns Play guess the instrument, tune, rhythm Draw/paint a piece of music as it plays Put a story, poem to music Make sound effects for… Create a musical game to teach…

Sensitivity to all things natural Sensitivity to all things natural. Understands relationships, patterns and connections in nature. People with strengths in Nature Intelligence enjoy nature and being outdoors. They may be good at thinking about the environment, observing and investigating natural things.

Naturalistic What sort of activities do we do in class that would appeal to someone with this learning preference?

What multiple intelligences does this video appeal to? 6 Tips For a Healthy Brain What multiple intelligences does this video appeal to?

Brain Parts What multiple intelligences does this video appeal to?

What multiple intelligences does this video appeal to? Brain Facts http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/flash/facts.html What multiple intelligences does this video appeal to?

How do you know what your learning preferences and strengths are?

How does this help us live our lives? Why do we need to know? How does this help us live our lives?

Time for some practical application! Using Multiple Intelligences to learn about our brains…

work with a partner, a threesome or individually and Your task is to work with a partner, a threesome or individually and use (some of) the multiple intelligences to learn about brain health by creating a product that shows what you’ve learnt.

Examples…. Write a newspaper article complete with headlines, illustrations and captions. Create and label a chart that shows… Adapt Twister so that is becomes a learning game about… Compose a rap or song to help people remember… Create a ‘Behind the News’ style report on…

Questions?