MULTIPLE STRATEGIES

Developing multiple strategies to tap into students strengths will allow students to utilize their strengths, or intelligences to learn and demonstrate their level of understanding.  The following list is Gardner’s “Seven Multiple Intelligences” and some examples of activities that promote each intelligence:

Verbal/Linguistic – Metacognitive strategies, dramatic reading, display of work, cooperative learning, peer teaching, graphic organizers, hands-on experiments, activities, games, films, etc.

Musical/Rhythmic – Create and use songs, raps, cheers, jingles, poems, create music mnemonics, choral readings, etc.

Logical/Mathematical – Puzzles, games, research, experiments and labs, categorizing facts, and information, analogies, timelines, outlines, Venn diagrams, computers, etc.

Visual/Spatial -  Camera, creative exploration of manipulations, cognitive organizers, posters, charts, graphic, pictures, illustrations, sketches, drawings, use of overhead projector or board, props, demonstrations, etc.

Bodily/Kinesthetic - Field trips, role playing, mimes, center, labs, cooperative learning, simulations, interviews, projects, making collections, etc.

Intrapersonal – Problem solving, goal setting, journals, metacognition, independent learning times, imagery experiences, centers, etc.

Interpersonal – Video, Internet, think-pair-share, cooperative games, graphic organizers, webs, Venn diagrams, creative tasks such as group mobiles, collages, comic strips, etc.

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