Types of intelligent
by Nguyệt Nguyễn Thị Minh
1. Bodily - Kinaesthetic
1.1. enjoyment of and facility with activities that involve touch and movement, dance, sport and other practical activities
1.2. How can I include movement, practical apparatus, drama or art and craft?
1.2.1. Act out the stages of metamorphosis.
2. Linguistic
2.1. enjoyment of and facility with reading, poetry and all things literary and linguistic
2.2. How can I include reading, writing and speaking?
2.2.1. Children make their own sock caterpillars.
3. Visual / Spatial
3.1. enjoyment of and facility with images, drawing, construction games and tactile puzzles such as jigsaws
3.2. How can I include pictures and diagrams, colours, art or graphs?
3.2.1. Children make their own sock caterpillars.
4. Intrapersonal
4.1. enjoyment of and facility with self-motivation, no dependence on others, awareness of one’s own feelings more than those of others – often seen as shyness
4.2. How can I include private learning time and choice?
4.2.1. Working in small groups, produce posters which illustrate the metamorphosis in the story.
5. Musical
5.1. enjoyment of and facility with music – listening, playing and perhaps composing
5.2. How can I include music, sounds, rhyme, rhythms and dance?
5.2.1. Crawl like caterpillars and fly like butterflies to fast/slow music.
6. Logical / Mathematical
6.1. enjoyment of and facility with maths and science, games of strategy and any logic-based pursuits
6.2. How can I include the use of numbers, classification, critical thinking and calculations?
6.2.1. Count how many times each fruit appears in the book. Make a chart of the fruits and examine the relationship between the numbers.
7. Interpersonal
7.1. enjoyment of and facility with other people, communication, leadership and the ability to empathise
7.2. How can I include group work, peer sharing and discussions?
7.2.1. Working in small groups, produce posters which illustrate the metamorphosis in the story