How
We
Are Smart? Multiple
Intelligences Survey Based
Howard
Gardner’s Multiple
Intelligence Theory
Linguistic
Intellelligence Does
your child: Enjoy
listening to
other people
talking? Get
annoyed with
people who use
improper English? Like to
learn new
words? Like to
give
instructions or
directions? Like to
tell stories? Like to
read books? Have a
good memory
for names, dates
and trivia?
Logical-Mathematical
Intelligence Does
your child: Like to
work with
computers and
calculators? Like
math class? Easily
add numbers
in her head? Enjoy
doing science
experiments Ask a
lot of
questions about how
things work? Enjoy
chess,
checkers or other
strategy games? Enjoy
logic puzzles
or brainteasers?
Spatial
Intelligence Does
your child: Prefer
to draw
rather than tell
stories? Find her
way around
new places easily? Like to
take things
apart and
reassemble them? Daydream
more than
peers? Build
interesting
three-dimensial
constructions? Doodles
a lot?
Musical
Intelligence Does
your child: Enjoy
playing a
musical instrument? Listen
to music a
lot? Hum or
sing often? Cheer
herself up
with songs when she’s
sad? Have a
good singing
voice? Remember
melodies of
songs?
Bodily-Kinesthetic
Intelligence Does
your child: Find
activities like
riding a bicycle,
skating or gymnastics easy? Use a
lot of hand
gestures and body
movement when talking? Run,
swim or
exercise without getting
tired? Learn
new sports
quickly and easily? Like to
touch
something she has just
seen? Report
different
physical sensations
when thinking or working? Cleverly
mimic
other’s gestures or
mannerisms? Move,
tap, or fidget
while seated for
a long time in one spot?
Interpersonal
Intelligence Does
your child: Like to
work and
play with other kids? Understand
how
friends are feeling by
looking at their faces? Have two
or more
close friends? Give
advice to
friends who have
problems? Have a
good sense of
empathy or
concern for others? Seem
street-smart? Seems to
be a
natural leader?
Intrapersonal
Intelligence Does
your child: Need a
quiet place
to work or just be
alone? Like to
make
collections of things
with a special meaning? Remember
her dreams? Have a
sense of
independence or strong
will? Have a
realistic
view of strengths and
weaknesses? Have an
interest or
hobby that she
doesn’t discuss much? Accurately
expresses
how she feels?
Naturalist
Intelligence Does
your child: Enjoy
collecting
bugs, flowers or
rocks? Like to
closely
examine what she finds
in nature? Like to
watch
natural pheromone and
hear explanations?
Become
fascinated with one aspect of
nature and learn all about it?
Is
Your Child Bright or Gifted
All children are gifted:
some just open their gifts sooner.
The
Bright Child
*knows the answer
*is interested and attentive
*works hard
*answers questions
*is in the to of the class
*learns with ease
*needs 6-8 repitions for mastery
*understands ideas
*enjoys peers
*grasps the material
*is receptive
*copies accurately The
Gifted Child
*asks questions
*is mentally and physically involved
*plays around, yet tests well
* discusses in detail, elaborates
*is beyond the group
*shows strong feeling and opinions
*already knows
*construcs abstractions
*prefers adults
*initiates projects
*is intense
*draws inferences
*creates a design
Beyond
the All Stars
This
is
a club for
students who go "above and beyond"
the normal expectations.
You
are
responsible for
learning about a topic and
then to come tell /Mrs.Hughes your answers to get ten pointsof extra credit for each one learned
or expoloed. Please have the
answers in writing when we meet.
Happy
Learning!
Thanks to
Heather Renz for this idea!
Thank you to Mrs. Renz from
Redmond School District for coming up with this wonderful learning
idea. What an awesome learning activity for kids!
Click here
to see the original Mastery Club
page created by Mrs. Renz for her 4th graders.
Thank you to Mrs. Renz from
Redmond School District for coming up with this wonderful learning
idea. What an awesome learning activity for kids!
Click here
to see the original Mastery Club
page created by Mrs. Renz for her 4th graders.
Favorite
Links
Children Learn to Read with
Starfall.com
Check
out this
wonderful interactive site. The Starfall learn-to-read
program was created to meet the needs of the emergent reader by
incorporating rhyming games and high-interest books that teach phonemic
awareness (sounds in words), phonics, decoding skills, and
comprehension. The program is designed to instill confidence and enable
the child to proceed as quickly as possible to a balanced reading
program.
BEC Computer Lab Resources
Here
you will
find a list of tried and true interactive web sites that
students enjoy visting over and over.
LearningPlanet.com
Check
out this
interactive site. You'll find a concentration style
memory game, alphabet and counting games, crossword puzzles, word
searches, and more. (You must have Shockwave installed on your
computer.)
The
Idea Box
Teachers,
parents, and children are going to love this site!
It has lots of activities including crafts, songs, and chats.
