January 3, 2007 Objective: Students will be able to define their own multiple intelligences A-Team: Read for pleasure Homework: none Catalyst: Do you think you are smart? Why?

Objective: Students will be able to define their own multiple intelligences

A-Team: Read for pleasure

Homework: none

Catalyst: Do you think you are smart? Why?

It’s time to get going…

Multiple Intelligences A theory by Howard Gardner of Harvard University

How many of you think you are smart? The answer is that ALL of you are smart. Theories of Intelligence: -Smart or Not Smart -Hard work will equal smarts -Multiple Intelligences

Linguistic Intelligence Word Smart Ability to write or read Ability to rhyme Good speakers Actors How many of you can speak or write?

Word Smart

Ability to write or read

Ability to rhyme

Good speakers

Actors

How many of you can speak or write?

Logical/Mathematical Intelligence Number smart Ability to do math Ability to balance a checkbook How many of you can count your money? How many of you have done a science experiment?

Number smart

Ability to do math

Ability to balance a checkbook

How many of you can count your money?

How many of you have done a science experiment?

Spatial Intelligence Picture Smart Who can draw pictures? How many people can see pics in their heads when they close their eyes? How many of you like movies, tv, or video games?

Picture Smart

Who can draw pictures?

How many people can see pics in their heads when they close their eyes?

How many of you like movies, tv, or video games?

Kinesthetic Intelligence Body, sports or hand smart Who can dance, play sports, build models?

Body, sports or hand smart

Who can dance, play sports, build models?

Musical Intelligence Music Smart Who likes music? Who can play an instrument?

Music Smart

Who likes music?

Who can play an instrument?

Interpersonal Intelligence People Smart Who has at least one friend or associate? Who likes group work?

People Smart

Who has at least one friend or associate?

Who likes group work?

Intrapersonal Intelligence Self Smart Who has ever talked to themselves? Who likes to work on their own? Who takes care of themselves after school?

Self Smart

Who has ever talked to themselves?

Who likes to work on their own?

Who takes care of themselves after school?

Flip your paper. In each slice, write the name of famous people you know with one of the types of intelligence.

Human Hunt: Multiple Intelligence Checklist Whistle or sing at least 5 seconds from a song Complete this numerical sequence 1, 2, 4, 8, ___, ___ and explain the logic behind it Draw a picture of a car, wolverine, or pair of shoes “ Pop and lock” or any other dance Share a dream you’ve had in the past week Someone who can honestly say they are comfortable talking to everyone in this activity Recite the lyrics to any poem, rap, or song, or quote Notice these are written down for you

Whistle or sing at least 5 seconds from a song

Complete this numerical sequence 1, 2, 4, 8, ___, ___ and explain the logic behind it

Draw a picture of a car, wolverine, or pair of shoes

“ Pop and lock” or any other dance

Share a dream you’ve had in the past week

Someone who can honestly say they are comfortable talking to everyone in this activity

Recite the lyrics to any poem, rap, or song, or quote

Human Hunt Your job now is to walk around the room and find people who can exhibit one of these intelligences. Get them to initial your piece of paper. You can only get one person’s initials once. You cannot sign your own sheet. Have fun with this and try to meet some new people. Behavioral expectations!!!

Your ticket out… On a sheet of paper, you will write at least 3 paragraphs. Write on what intelligences you think you are better at what you aren’t so good at what you think you can do better in. Also, give examples of how you are good at these things. Talk about friends you know who are good at each of the intelligences, or famous people who are like you in their abilities.

On a sheet of paper, you will write at least 3 paragraphs.

Write on what intelligences you think you are better at

what you aren’t so good at

what you think you can do better in.

Also, give examples of how you are good at these things.

Talk about friends you know who are good at each of the intelligences, or famous people who are like you in their abilities.

Wrap Up There is a belief that you can be good at all of them, but inevitably we favor certain intelligences. It is important to know how you are intelligent so you can do your best to adjust and adapt to what you have to learn. If you are musically smart, memorize facts in songs. If you dance well, create a dance about certain stories, or act out a short skit, etc