Multiple Intelligence Activities

 
Verbal-linguistic
Logical-math
Visual-spatial
Musical
Body-kinesthetic
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Naturalistic

 
Word Smart - Student may enjoy hearing and listening activities, impromptu or formal speaking, tongue twisters, humor, jokes, oral and silent reading, instructions, documentation, creative writing, spelling, vocabulary, journal writing or diaries, prose or poetry, and creating television jingles. 
To demonstrate:
         - use storytelling to explain ... 
         - conduct a debate on ... 
         - write a poem, myth, legend, short play or a news article about ... 
         - create a talk show radio program about ... 
         - conduct an interview of ... on ...
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Logic Smart - Students may enjoy analyzing a challenge, using calculators, charts, codes, computers, creating number patterns (ex. 3, 2, 5, 7, 9, 12), databases, deductive/inductive reasoning, experiments, measurement games, graphing, finding or solving problems, finding patterns, inferring, creating or playing new games, reading or making outlines, researching, spreadsheets, time lines, and creating Venn diagrams.

To demonstate:
      - make a map showing the location of... 
      - design and conduct an experiment on ... 
      - make a graph to display information about...
      - make up syllogisms (if/then statements) to demonstrate ... 
      - develop analogies to explain ... 
      - describe the patterns or symmetry in ...
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Picture Smart - Student may enjoy art, pictures, paintings, sculpture, drawings, doodling, mind mapping, patterns, designs, and creating color schemes.  They may have an active imagination and guided imagery.  They may like to play chess, put together puzzles, build with blocks, or find routes.
To demonstrate: 
       - chart, map, cluster, or graph ... 
       - make a slide show, videotape, or photo album of ... 
       - create a piece of art that demonstrates ... 
       - invent a board or card game to demonstrate ... 
       - illustrate, draw, paint, sketch, or sculpture ...
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Music Smart - Student may enjoy audio taped presentations, musical performances, music recitals, singing on key, whistling, humming, environmental sounds, percussion vibrations, tones or vocal sounds, rhythmic patterns, music composition or creation, instrumental sounds, tonal patterns, and rap music. 
To demonstrate:
         - give a presentation with appropriate musical accompaniment on ... 
         - sing a rap or song that explains ...
         - indicate the rhythmical patterns in ... 
         - explain how the music of a song is similar to ... 
         - make an instrument and use it to demonstrate...
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Body Smart - Student may enjoy role playing, making physical gestures, drama, mimicing voices or physical movements, martial arts, inventing, playing sports games, physical exercise, body language, folk or creative dance, and mime. 
To demonstrate:
         - create a movement or sequence of movements 
         - make task or puzzle cards for ... 
         - build or construct a ... 
         - plan and attend a field trip that will ... 
         - bring hands-on materials to demonstrate ...
         - dress as a character to tell about...
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People Smart - Student may enjoy group projects, interpreting others' feelings, division of labor, sensing others' motives, receiving and giving feedback, collaboration activities, person-to-person communication, cooperative learning strategies, empathy practices. 
To demonstrate:
         - conduct a meeting to address ... 
         - intentionally use social skills to learn about ... 
         - participate in a service project to ... 
         - teach someone else about ... 
         - practice giving and receiving feedback on ... 
         - use technology to ... 
         - interview a classmate to find...
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Self Smart- Student may enjoy emotional processing, silent reflection, thinking strategies, focusing and concentration skills, higher order reasoning, meta-cognitive techniques, "know thyself" procedures, and complex guided imagery.
To demonstrate: 
        - describe qualities you have that will aid you to successfully complete ... 
        - set and pursue a goal to ... 
        - describe one of your personal values about ... 
        - use a word processing application to write ongoing journal entries on ... 
        - assess your own work in ... 
        - keep a personal dictionary of...
        - share meaningful pictures or stories with the class about...
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Nature Smart - Student may enjoy bringing the outdoors into the home or classroom, or relating the home or classroom to the natural world.  They may like to monitor: precipitation, temperature, and ozone, measuring, charting, and mapping changes. They may enjoy observing: insects, plants, soil, and animals, keeping journals or logs, researching and collecting, classifying, sorting, predicting, recycling/ reusing/reducing, outdoor walks, hikes, & tours, and orienteering. 

To demonstrate:
        - create an observation notebook of ... 
        - describe changes in the local or global environment of ... 
        - take care of pets, wildlife, gardens, or parks 
        - use binoculars, telescopes, microscopes, or magnifiers to ... 
        - draw or photograph natural objects, such as ...
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