1. Eight Ways to be Smart

2. Music Smart  (Musical Intelligence)

3. Music Smart  How musical are you?  Compose music  Perform vocally or with an instrument  Respond to rhythm and beat

4. Body Smart  (Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence)

5. Body Smart  Relates to physical movement  Good balance  Agile  Graceful  Doing hands-on work  Feeling and expressing things physically

6. People Smart  ( Interpersonal Intelligence)  It means….between people

7. People Smart  Interact with others  Understand other people  Interpret their behaviour  Sense what people are thinking or feeling

8. Self Smart  Intrapersonal Intelligence  It means within the self

9. Self Smart  How well do you understand yourself?  You know….  Who you are  What you feel  Why you are the way you are  It leads to self esteem and a strength of character

10. Picture Smart  Visual-Spatial Intelligence

11. Picture Smart  Relies on the sense of sight  Able to visualize an object  Create pictures in your head  Thinking in 3-D

12. Word Smart  ( Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence)

13. Word Smart  Relates to words and language (written and spoken)  Highly skilled writers  Large vocabulary  Use language to express ideas  Good at languages

14. Logic Smart  (Logical-Mathematical Intelligence)

15. Logic Smart  Can solve logical problems and equations mentally  Good with numbers and doing calculations  Reasoning  Logical thinking

16. Nature Smart  (Naturalist Intelligence)

17. Nature Smart  Care about recycling  Love the outdoors  Concerned about endangered species  Like to learn about plants or animals  Upset about pollution Save the Panda!

18. An Activity  You need a loose piece of scrap paper and a pen  List numbers 1 -5 on the paper 1 2 3 4 5

19. Now Number 1….  Clasp your hands together.  Which hand is on top?  Record an “R” for right or an “L” for left.

20. Number 2….  Fold your arms.  Which arm is on top.  Record an “R” for right or an “L” for left.

21. Number 3…  Cross your legs.  Which leg is on top?  Record this result.

22. Number 4….  Roll your piece of paper into a tube.  Look through your telescope  Which eye do you use?  Record the result.

23. Finally number 5  Think about kicking a soccer ball  Which foot would you use.  Record an “R” for right or an “L” for left.  Total up your R’s and L’s

24. Which side of your brain is in control?  The left side of your brain controls the right side of your body  The right side of your brain controls the left side of your body.

25. Left Brain People  Organized  Clock watchers  Analyze information  Cautious  Follow rules and schedules  Strong in math and science  Can answer questions quickly  Make great Jeopardy contestants.

26. Careers for left brainers  Lab scientist  Judge  Banker  Lawyer  Mathematician  Librarian

27. Right Brain  Dreamers.  Deep thinkers  Good at social sciences and the arts.  More spontaneous,less cautious  Follow their own gut feelings.  Very intuitive …can read people  Have great skills when it comes to seeing through lies or tricks  They would make great Survivor contestants.

28. Careers for Right Brainers  Forest Ranger  Hair stylist  Athlete  Craftsperson (various trades)  Artist  Actor

29. Middle Brained  Very equal when it comes to characteristics.  Can have strong qualities from either hemisphere  Can benefit from logic from the left and intuition from the right  Balanced, well rounded  Would do well on The Apprentice.  They can relate to various people in the business world

30. Careers for Middle Brainers  They are very flexible  Suited for careers from either category

31. The Dancer  Is the girl spinning clockwise or counter clockwise?  What does that say about you?