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Multiple Intelligences has helped to improve the classroom learning effectiveness and has benefited students around the world. Professor Gardner developed new ways of looking at the narrow view of intelligences and suggests that all people possess at least eight different intelligences that operate in varying degrees depending upon each individual.
The MI Wheel
More importantly, this will inject variety and fun in your students learning process. In addition, it has been shown that students tend to learn more effectively and enjoy their MI-based lessons in class.
NOTICE
Most of the activities under a specific intelligence that are listed may be used for the other intelligences too.
For example, if you sing a nursery rhyme, you will be using your linguistic and as well as your musical intelligence.
Activities may include: Learning about Phonics Nursery rhymes Reading a Storybook in class Labeling objects in the class with the associated words The Opposites Game: Get student to tell you the opposite of the words that you give them. For example, when you say FAT, they will shout THIN. Give them homework like Filling-in-the-Blanks for simple spelling Help the students to describe their favorite picture of photograph
Logical-mathematical intelligence
How can I include numbers, classification, critical-thinking and calculations? Activities may include:
Counting Game: Get students to guess and count number of a particular object in the class/school Sorting and categorizing objects Pattern recognition Pick-the-Odd-one-Out game Weighing objects in the classroom Develop flash cards of numbers, the four operations and etc
Spatial-visual intelligence
How can I include visuals, colors, art, graph and pictures? Activities may include:
Get students to do a collage by cutting and pasting newspaper cuttings. Doing potato prints Create a mini-treasure hunt for your students with a simple map of the class/ school as a guide. Get students to draw pictures according to your verbal instructions. For example, draw 5 ducks, paint 4 ducks in blue color and more.
Physical intelligence How can I include movement, exercise, drama and crafts? Activities may include: Make up a dance that represents what I have learned Write and perform a short skit Play a charades in class that is related to the class topic. For example, some students pretend to be animals and let the rest to guess what they are. Challenge students to write and perform plays. Have students build models or use other hands-on techniques to show what they learned.
Musical intelligence How can I include music, sounds, rhythms and dance?
Activities may include: Develop a musical piece to explain it to the class Challenge students to identify and explain patterns in music or poetry. Ask students to write new lyrics to familiar melodies or to compose a new song. Rap a song based on a topic Make a cheer for their team Create a jingle out of the topic they need to memorize
Interpersonal intelligence
How can I include group work, peer sharing and discussions? Activities may include: Engage in a debate or discussion with another student and then write down the main points Encourage student to brainstorm for ideas in a group Think-Pair-Share Jigsaw Cooperative grouping
Intrapersonal intelligence How can I include private learning time and student choice? Activities may include: Ask students to identify their own academic strengths and weaknesses. Have students think of personal goals and give progress reports. To give Worksheet that allow students to work independently Get students time to reflect on what they have learnt during the end of the day
Naturalist intelligence How I can include activities that are related to Nature and to encourage discussion with environmental issues? Activities may include: Ask students to keep environmental journals and to share their observations Invite students to lead classmates on a nature walk to point out interesting plants and animals they found during independent study Ask students to label parts of a plant, flower and more Encourage students to categorize the things they are learning for better clarity
Naturalistic:
Linguisticverbal
Intrapersonal
Logicalmathematical
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Interpersonal
Spatial-visual
Musical
Physical
Linguistic-verbal
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Spatial-visual Flash picture cards: How many lambs are there in the picture?
Physical Get students to stand in a circle and count off 1 to 10. Call up a number and the student will run towards you
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