Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
*Grunt* I’m Body Bob. Here’s what I’m like: People displaying bodily-kinesthetic intelligence can “use one’s body in highly differentiated and skilled ways, for expressive as well as goal-directed purposes,” (Gardner 1993, pg. 206). You may recognize them as the boys with ants in their pants or the girls who dance from room to room.
How I Learn Best
When teaching me, your objectives should be to incorporate the whole body and hands-on experiences such as the following:
- Build
- Act
- Touch
- Feel
- Dance
- Move
I want to . . .
- do hands-on learning
- act in dramas
- dance
- participate in sports
- do tactile activities
- take field trips
- make crafts
I like to use . . .
- building tools
- clay
- sports equipment
- manipulatives
- gestures
Use these techniques to assess my learning:
- Making 3-D maps and dioramas
- Pantomiming roles/characters
- Building structures and models
- Creating cheers or dances
