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Created by Cheryl Kuban

2. Multiple Intelligences
Dr. Spencer Kagan
believes that there
are 8 different ways
to be “smart” and that
every person is a
UNIQUE combination
of these 8
“intelligences.”

3. Verbal/Linguistic
• Also known as
“Word Smart”
• Involves skills in
– Reading
– Writing
– Verbal Explanations
– Telling Stories
– Telling Jokes
– Word Games & Puzzles

4. Verbal/Linguistic

5. Logical/Mathematical
• Also known as
“Math Smart”
• Involves skills in
– Reasoning
– Patterns
– Ordering &
Categorizing
– Calculating
– Experimenting with
hypotheses &
consequences

6. Logical/Mathematical

7. Visual/Spatial
• Also known as
“Picture Smart”
• Involves skills in
– Mental and Physical
Pictures
– Doing mazes
– Designing, Drawing and
Creating Things
– Enjoys Pictures, Videos,
Photos, and Charts

8. Visual/Spatial
Maps &
Charting

9. Musical/Rhythmic
• Also known as
“Music Smart”
• Involves skills in
– Pitch, timing, and
rhythm of Sounds
– Remembering Melodies
– Awareness of
Surrounding Sounds
– Producing Music
through Instruments or
sound Effects.
– Learning through Sound
& Music

10. Musical/Rhythmic
hums
instr

11. Bodily/Kinesthetic
• Also known as
“Body Smart”
• Involves skills in
– Using the body to
Communicate Ideas &
Emotions, Solve
Problems, & Create
Products
– Physical Activities
– Active Learning
– Sports
– Drama/Acting

12. Bodily/Kinesthetic
ise

13. Naturalist
• Also known as
“Nature Smart”
• Attends to the Flora &
Fauna in his/her
Environment
• Involves skills in
– Recognizing
– Discriminating
– Sorting
– Classifying and Caring
About Plants and Animals

14. Naturalist

15. Interpersonal
• Also known as
“People Smart”
• Involves skills in
– Working Effectively with
Other People
– Noticing the Goals,
Motivations, & Intentions
of Other People
– Leadership
– Empathy
– Understanding People’s
Behavior
– Like to Communicate &
Perform in Front of
Others

16. Interpersonal

17. Intrapersonal
• Also known as
“Self Smart”
• Involves skills in
– Being Aware of and
Understanding One’s Own
Feelings, Strengths, &
Weaknesses
– Goal Setting
Enjoys Activities That Help
Them Understand
Themselves Better

18. Intrapersonal

19. So, how are you smart?
• Actually, everyone is smart in all of these
ways!
• Everyone is a UNIQUE combination!

20. • Areas where you feel you are not
smart just need to be practiced
more. This is called STRETCHING.
• This year all of you will be stretched
at different times and in different
ways…that’s okay, your brain is
GROWING!