Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence refers to expertise in using one's whole body to express ideas through physical movement and skill. It involves physical abilities like coordination, balance, dexterity, as well as tactile and haptic senses. People with bodily-kinesthetic intelligence learn best through physical activities, enjoy creating and building with their hands, and have a lot of physical energy. Careers that suit this type of intelligence involve using the body and movement.

1. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

2. "Expertise in using one's whole body to express
ideas and feelings (e.g., as an actor, a mime, an
athlete, or a dancer) and facility in using one's
hands to produce or transform things (e.g., as a
craftsperson, sculptor, mechanic, or surgeon).
This intelligence includes specific physical skills
such as coordination, balance, dexterity, strength,
flexibility, and speed, as well as proprioceptive
(the sense of how your own limbs are oriented in
space), tactile (affecting the sense of touch), and
haptic (based on the sense of touch) capacities."

3. • They learn and remember by "doing"
• Take the initiative to touch and feel than just look
• Well-coordinated motor skills
• Likes figuring out how things work
• Have a lot of physical energy and enjoy the outdoors
• Likes to work and create with hands
• Can't sit still for too long
• Like to be active and enjoys sports and exhilarating
experiences
• Has a lot of physical energy
• Good at dancing, sports and athletics
• Are agile, dexterous, and have quick well-coordinated body
movement
Who is this Student?

4. Discomfort Zone
• Movement of others in classroom
• Bothered bothers sitting too close, and
sitting too long
• Needs extra time to settle down after
physical activity
• Long lectures where student must “sit
and get”
• Dead time and quiet reading time

5. Support this intelligence in the classroom by:
• Providing hands-on learning centers
• Incorporating creative drama into your instruction
• Including interactive games in reviewing and
remediating content
• Offering experiences in movement to rhythm and music
• Engaging students in hands-on science experiments
• Utilizing manipulatives in math instruction
• Allowing opportunities for building and taking apart
• Encouraging students to construct physical
representations of concepts
• Keeping students physically moving throughout the
school day

6. Bodily Kinesthetic Learners
can opt for careers which
require them to use their
body and the energy stored
in it. A stationary job is not
meant for these people. They
are good as:
• Actor / Actress
• Artistic painter
• Athlete
• Builder
• Carpenter
• Choreographer
• Crafts person
• Dance
• Factory worker
• Farmer
• Firefighter
• Forest ranger
• Gardener
• Jeweler
• Mechanic
• Mime
• Paramedic
• Park Ranger
• Performer
• Physical Education
Instructor
• Physical Therapist
• Recreational worker
• Sculptor
• Surgeon