learning style

Learning Style“If Children Are Not Learning The Way We Teach,We Need To Teach The Way They Learn”

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Activity - 1

Draw the following table

Write the following words in the corresponding Column.

1. Foot ball2. Ant3. Yellow4. Bicycle5. Pull6. Sing7. Cone8. Doctor9. Monster10.Lightning11. Rainbow12.Volcano13.Proud14.Satellite15.afternoon

16. Happy17. Sixteen18. Gun19. Peel20. Thick21. Thorn22. Answer23. Collide24. Cry25. Flow26. Blast27. Mime28. Mask29. Picnic30. report

Activity - 1

Types of

Learners

Visual

Auditory

Tactile

Kinesthetic

Learning Styles - Visual(learn by seeing and writing)

40% of learnersCan be verbal (sees words) or pictorial (sees pictures)Remembers faces but not namesVivid imaginationsThink in picturesFacial expression tells what their emotions are.Uses colorCaution: TV, Movies, Nintendo can be addicting

Learning Styles - Auditory(learn by listening)30% of learnersLearn from verbal instructionNeed phonicsEnjoy playsWrite lightly and it is not always legibleRemember names and forget faces

Distracted by noiseRemember by listening, especially with musicGames and pictures are annoying and distracting.

Learning Styles - Kinesthetic

(learn through doing)Learn by doing.Not avid reader.Poor spellers.Remember what was done.Doesn't "hear" things as well.Touch is important.Attacks things physically - fight, hit, pound.Impulsive.Needs math and science manipulativeLoves games

Learning Styles - Tactile

(learn through experiencing/ feelings)

Most of the same traits as kinestheticNote: Kinesthetic and tactile learners havethe most difficulty learning to read.

Name 3 things you like to do in nature.

Write the name of a favourite song you like to sing.

Write down a physical exercise you are able and willing to do.

When alone, I like to..

Name something you recently read.

List 3 words that express your feelings about math.

Draw your bedroom as it looks right now.

Describe someone you really admire.

Some facts about meActivity - 2

Principles of Multiple Intelligence Theory

1. Intelligence is not singular: intelligences are multiple.

2. Every person is a unique blend of dynamic intelligences.

3. All intelligences are dynamic.

4. Multiple intelligences can be identified and described

5. The use of one of the intelligences can be used to enhance another intelligence

6. Every person deserves opportunities to recognize and develop the multiplicity of intelligences.

Teachers should have a varietyof teaching styles. If a child doesnot master a skill the first time,try again, but not necessarily thesame way you taught it the firsttime.”

Theory of Multiple Intelligence

1. Verbal Linguistic Intelligence2. Logical Mathematical Intelligence

3. Spatial Intelligence4. Kinesthetic Intelligence

5. Musical Intelligence6. Inter personal Intelligence

7. Intra personal Intelligence8. Naturalist Intelligence

Gardner's Definition:

Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart) is the capacity to use language, your native language, and perhaps other languages, to express what's on your mind and to understand other people.

Criteria Used for Linguistic Intelligence Can understand words and manipulate the structure

of language Has highly developed communication skills

including writing, speaking, and story-telling Knows and correctly uses rules of grammar Enjoys reading, writing, and speaking Has a large vocabulary

1. Linguistic Intelligence

This person learns best by Saying, hearing, and seeing words Writing Talking Reading

These people would do well in these careers.Author JournalistPoet PlaywrightRadio Announcer Speech Pathologist Typist Novelist Comedian Politician


Famous People With Linguistic Intelligence

William ShakespeareEdgar Allen PoeEarnest HemmingwayF. Scott FitzgeraldEmily DickinsonAgatha ChristieT.S. EliotRudyard Kipling



Activities these people would enjoy

Write a story and read it aloud. Allow to speak. Debate. Read books or articles. Write a poem, an essay, plays or news

articles. Conduct an interview or do talk shows. Write and present theories. Play games that use tongue twisters and

spellings. Write journals or diaries. Document and present a thesis.


Logical-mathematical intelligence is the capacity to use numbers effectively and reasoning, and they love experimenting, questioning, figuring out logical puzzles, and calculating.

They are interested in the following areaproblem solving measuringCoding sequencingcritical thinking predictingplaying logic games collecting dataExperimenting solving puzzlesClassifying using manipulativelearning the scientific model using moneyusing geometry

2. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

These people would do well in these careers.

Accountant Actuary Auditor Banker Bookkeeper BusinesspersonComputer Analyst Doctor

Legal Assistant Mathematician

Purchasing Agent Technician

Science Teacher Statistician

Science Researcher Underwriter


Famous People With Logical Intelligence

Einstein Pythagoras Newton Pascal Archimedes Euclid Copernicus Plato Galileo Aristotle


Activities these people would enjoySolve problems.Create number patterns.Conduct an experiment on a particular theory.Solve puzzles.Develop a computer program to solve mathematical queries.Describe the patterns or symmetry of any chemicals.Play games using money.Make spread sheets for calculations.Conduct experiments using deductive / inductive reasoning.Collect data and sequence or organize them.Learn about scientific models and explain them.Solve geometric problems.Make predictions using theories.Make a scientific model using measurements.



In spatial intelligence , the ability to transfer a vision to a painting, sculpture, or film is a key quality.

They are interested in the following area

Graphing photographingmaking visual analogies mapping storiesmaking 3D projects paintingIllustrating using chartsusing organizers visualizingSketching patterningvisual puzzles

3. Spatial intelligence


Advertising Agent ArchitectCartographer(Map Maker) DrafterEngineer Fine ArtistGraphic Designer InventorFashion Designer PainterInterior Designer PhotographerPilot SculptorSurveyor


Famous People With spatial Intelligence

Leonardo Da Vinci Pablo Picasso Spike Lee Vincent Van Gogh Frank Lloyd Wright (architect) Steven Spielberg Ansel Adams (photographer) Amelia Earhart Auguste Rodin (sculptor) Robert Fulton (inventor) Michelangelo



Demonstrate a piece of art. Make visual metaphors or analogies. Map historical events and stories using

graphs. Make 3D projects. Sketch, paint or draw. Visualize patterns and create them. Play visual puzzles. Play photo memory games.



Kinesthetic Intelligence is the ability to use one’s hands to produce or transform things.


hands on experiments activitieschanging room arrangement creative movementgoing on field trips Craftsphysical education activities dramatizingusing cooperative groups dancing

4. Kinesthetic Intelligence


Actor AthleteCarpenter ChoreographerCraftsman DancerFarmer Forest Ranger Inventor JewelerMechanic MimeP.E. Teacher Physical TherapistRecreational Director Actress


Famous People With kinesthetic Intelligence

Babe RuthJim ThorpeKristi YamaguchiMickey MantleThomas EdisonIsadora DuncanCincinnatusFabergeWilbur WrightOrville Wright



Demonstrate a piece of art. Make visual metaphors or analogies. Map historical events and stories using

graphs. Make 3D projects. Sketch, paint or draw. Visualize patterns and create them. Play visual puzzles. Play photo memory games.


Gardner's Definition: Musically intelligent means that they can able to distinguish the sounds around you and that you have the ability to make your own melodies.


Sing songs. Play or compose music.Write lyrics short jingles.Create rhythmic patterns. Play different Partcipate in choir or solo singing. Hum and rap.Demonstrate the working of a musical instrument.Explain differences and similarities in tones and sounds.Practice singing in a group.

5. Musical Intelligence


Song Writer Performing Musician Piano Turner Singer Sound Engineer Music Therapist Studio Engineer Instrument Manager


Famous People With Musical Intelligence

Ludwig van Beethoven Ray CharlesRobert SchumannSergei RachmaninoffYehudi MenuhinWillie Nelson The MavericksLawerence WelkGeorge Gershwin



Sing songs. Play or compose music. Write lyrics or short jingles. Create rhythmic patterns. Play different musical instruments in a group. Participate in choir or solo singing. Hum and rap. Demonstrate the working of a musical instrument. Explain differences and similarities in tones and

sounds. Practice singing in a group.


Gardner's Definition: Interpersonal intelligence, (people smart), is understanding other people. Anybody who deals with other people has to be skilled in the interpersonal sphere.

They are interested in the following areaclassroom parties peer editingcooperative learning sharinggroup work forming clubspeer teaching social awarenessconflict mediation discussingcross age tutoring study groupbrainstorming

6. Interpersonal Intelligence


Administrator CounselorManager NursePersonnel Director PoliticianPublic Relations SalespersonSchool Principal SociologistTherapist TeacherTravel Agent PsychologistReligious Leader


Famous People With Musical Intelligence

Abraham Lincoln George Washington Ghandi Dr.Joyce Brothers Oprah Winfrey Jesse Jackson Martin Luther King Rev. Billy Graha



Participate in group projects. Combined learning. Party in a group. Conduct a meeting to solve problems. Resolve conflict. Discuss and debate an issue. Brainstorm on any subject. Interpret others' feelings. Join a sports activity group. Form activity or social clubs. Participate in group book reading and share views.


Gardner's Definition: Intrapersonal intelligence is self-knowledge and the ability to act adaptively on the basis of that knowledge. It’s how well you know yourself.


personal response individual studypersonal goal setting individual projectsjournal log keeping personal choice in

projectsindependent reading

7. Intrapersonal Intelligence


• • Program planner • Psychiatrist

• Psychology Teacher • Philosopher

• Theologian • Researcher

• Spiritual Counselor • Psychologist


Famous People With intra personal Intelligence

Aristotle

Emily Dickinson

General George Patton

Helen Keller

Malcolm X

Mohammed



Pursue a new goal.

Share meaningful personal experience.

Write about your perceptions.

Focus on some particular weakness and strengthen it.

Reflect on your actions.

Indulge in some individual reading, study and projects.



The ability to discriminate among living things and to see patterns in the natural world.


reading outside cloud watchingidentifying insects building habitatsidentifying plants using a microscopeDissecting going on a nature walkbuild a garden studying the starsbird watching collecting rocksmaking bird feeders going to the zoo

8. Natural Intelligence


• Agriculture • Gardener

• Biology Teacher • Bird watcher

• Naturalist • Researcher

8. Natura Intelligence

Famous People With Naturalist Intelligence

David Suzuki

Steven Schafersman

Ruzo

Robert T. Pennock

Karl Popper


Activities these people would enjoy Take care of animals and plants. Participate in nature clubs. Get involved in an environment protection program. Build a birdhouse. Keep an observation journal of the plants or animals in

your care. Study cloud formation. Collect different colored rocks. Research one particular plant or animal and

demonstrate its importance in the nature cycle. Make a note of the difference in temperature and

pollution. Map and demonstrate the ozone layer. Explain importance of recycling..


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