Multiple Intelligences
8 Kinds of Smart
1. Linguistics - Word Smart
Materials | Activities |
Computers | Story contests |
Internet (Email) | Poetry Contests |
World Wide Web | Dramas, story theatre |
Smithsonian Books | Improvisational theatre |
National Geographic Magazines | Buddy Reading |
International Penpals | Silent Reading |
Construction paper | Story Boarding |
Laminator | Cartooning |
Book binder | Comic Strips |
Large children's library | Pipe Cleaner letters |
Wide variety of board games | Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) |
Character letters | T.V. Scripts |
Cue Cards | Dialogue Journals |
Poetry Center | Illustrations |
Short Story Center | Book Making |
Non Fiction Writing Center | Collages |
Rice, Sand, Shaving Cream, Fingerpaints |
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Easels, Cookie Cutter | Current Events |
Pie pans, scissors, glue | Class Newspapers |
Chalkboard, Dry erase board | School Newspapers |
Pipe Cleaners, pencils, pens | |
Maps, globes, markers | |
Overhead projectors for students | |
Paper, erasers | |
Weekly Reader and other magazines | |
Great Books/Junior Great Books | |
Audio Tapes with Books | |
Hooked On Phonics |
2. Visual/Spatial
Materials | Activities |
Crayons | Acting/Drama |
Drama Stage | Art Projects |
Markers | Coloring |
Colored Pencils | Collections |
VCR and Monitor | Mime |
Clay | Science Experiments |
Camcorder | Physical Education |
Legos/blocks | Tracing and drawing |
Clocks | Making movies |
Maps | Dance |
Sand/paint | Watching movies |
Chalk/puzzles/doll houses | Musicals |
Plaster of Paris/molds | Balloon artists |
Flashcards | Building models |
Onion skin paper | |
Play Clothes | Field trips |
Puppets/Puppet building materials | Constructing projects |
Scissors/Board games | Guest speakers |
Paste/class pets | Making dioramas |
Manipulatives | Relief maps |
Learning Centers | Working on computers |
Televisions/Cable | Sand Play |
Overhead projectors | Picture books |
Tinker toys | Story Time |
Books | Playing Board Games |
Erector sets | |
Glitters/paints/brushes | |
Science Kits | |
Graphs | |
Seeds/plants | |
Posters/globes | |
Popsickle sticks | |
Bulletin Boards | |
Calendars | |
Colorful rugs | |
Computers | |
Murals |
3. Musical
Materials | Activities |
Sand blocks | Exploring Sounds |
Cymbals | Background Music |
Pianos/Keyboards | During Drill & Practice |
Auto Harps | Music through Time Periods |
Moraccas | Music and Different Cultures |
Triangles | Vocabulary Raps |
Tambourines | Dancing/Rhythm |
Tuning Forks/Recorders | Aerobics |
Drums/Xylophones/Tape Recorders | Writing Lyrics |
Overhead Projectors | Mathematical Raps |
Headphones | Write and perform music |
Record players | Explore vibrations |
Laser Disc Players | |
CD Rom players | Parades |
Computers-Hypercard, slide shows | Bands/Chorus/Handbell Choirs |
Stereo equipment | Madrigal Dinner |
Music Books | Go to the Symphony, musicals, plays |
Tape/CD Rom Library | Make video tapes of sound effects |
Chimes/Bells | Build a Foley Stage |
Encyclopedias on Composers | Cartoon set to music |
Microphones/Amplifiers | Go to MGM studio |
Classical Music in the Background | Guest Speakers-singers, composers |
Sound Effects Equipment-Foley Stage | Bring in guest musicians |
Cans, Shakers, hollow coconut | Class Choruses |
Video Cameras | |
Tripods/Lights |
4. Body-Kinesthetic -High Energy
Materials | Activities |
Audio Cassette Tapes | Exercises in Seats |
Musical Albums | Hard Hat Worker-Wears the hat and helps the teacher |
Large playgrounds-fields | Dramatize Stories |
Manipulatives-Mathematics | Interactive Spelling |
Manipulatives-Grammar | Story retelling - videotaped |
Science Lab Equipment | Videotape commercials |
Puppet Stage | Photographic safaris around school |
Drama Area | Scavenger Hunts |
Props | Trampoline Jumping |
Dyna Boards | Marching with instruments |
Chalkboards. White Boards | Build graphs with large blocks |
Trampoline | Races |
Drums/Whistles | Field Days |
Costumes | Treasure Hunts-Bug Hunts |
Learning Centers | Nature object lessons |
Play Centers | Teaching outdoors |
Stopwatches | Caring for pets |
Large Relief Maps | Gardening |
Classroom Pets | Building interactive playgrounds |
Clay | Build math playground |
Terrariums, Aquariums | Build outdoor art centers |
Rocking Chairs | |
Nerf Equipment | |
Gymnastic Equipment | |
Bean Bags |
5. Math Logic Problem-Solving
Materials | Activities |
Manipulatives | Cross-age tutoring |
Counters | Math Mall - Build team stores |
Abacus | Measure parts of the body |
Lego Blocks | Measure parts of the room |
Calculators | Cut out geometric shapes |
Geo boards | Use string to lay out dinosaur shapes |
String Art | Use maps for directions |
Cuisenaire Rods | Set up compass courses |
Blocks | Set up treasure maps using measurement |
Tangrams | Build compasses |
Computers | Graphing activities |
Metric and English rulers | Build clocks |
Graph paper | Math Olympics Day |
Puzzles, play money | Timed relay races |
Flashcards, workbooks | Kitchen Math - Learn fractions by cutting vegetables |
Rubberbands, Dice | Garage Math - Learn measurement by working around the house |
Playing cards | Brain teasers |
Links, Maps, Construction paper | |
Scissors | Sorting/Classifying manipulatives |
Marbles, beans | Building models |
Base Ten Blocks | |
Geometric shapes | |
Straws, compasses | |
Protractors | |
Stopwatches, clocks | |
Pattern Blocks | |
T square |
6. Interpersonal-People Smart
Materials | Activities |
Board Games | Jeopardy |
Team Games | Scavenger Hunt Teams |
Art Supplies, construction paper | Classroom government |
Internet software | Simulations |
Sports equipment | Group Projects |
Musical instruments | Peer Tutoring |
Play scripts | Cross-Age Tutoring |
Puppet scripts | Readers Theatre |
Puppet stage | Puppet Shows |
Big books | Dramas |
Puppets | Musicals |
Science Lab materials | Sports |
Video recorders | Create original group stories |
Kitchen supplies | Use the internet |
Seeds, gardening tools | Connect with world wide web |
Stamps, legos | Debate teams |
Computers | Make a movie |
Video equipment | Build a city |
TV studio | Cook a Meal together |
Recording studio | Pen pals |
Video letters to other countries | |
Plant a class garden | |
Make a class book |
7. Intrapersonal-Self Smart
Materials | Activities |
Computers | E mail accounts |
CD Rom Research Tools | Pen pals |
Modem | Research teams |
Computer programs | Drop Everything and Read |
Audio Equipment | Dialogue Journals |
Study Booths | Design own models |
Lockers | Design own cities of the future |
VCR Cameras | Make personal books |
Book shelves | Decorate study booths |
Reading Centers | Individualized Instruction |
Puzzles | Cross-age tutoring with younger children |
Odyssey of the Mind Materials | Listening Centers |
Video games | Multi-media projects |
Painting and Drawing supplies | Tape recorders for listening and recording |
Laser Disk Equipment | Hyper-studio projects |
Satellite hookups | Educational TV |
Microscopes | Movies, filmstrips |
Telescopes | Reading activities |
Televisions | Individual musical activities |
Reading Materials and References | |
Large Classroom libraries | |
School post office |
8. Naturalistic
Materials | Activities |
VCR | Book reading under a tree |
Television | Creative cloud watching |
Terrarium | Leaf collecting |
Ant Farm | Building habitats |
Magnifying glasses | Identifying insects |
Butterfly Net | Identifying plants |
Microscope | Dissection |
Grow lamps | Create your own animal |
Insect collections | Nature walk |
Animals | Build a garden |
Gardening tools | Listen to the rain |
Weather Station | Tree rubbings |
Telescope | Spider web art |
Seeds | Bird watching |
Soil | Rock collection |
Bird feeders | Trip to the zoo |
Snake tank | Camping trip with parents |
Bird guides | Pond ecology |
Binoculars |