Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

General Characteristics

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.

Curricula Planning

·         Hands-on learning

·         Drama

·         Dance

·         Sports

·         Tactile activities

·         Field trips

·         Crafts

Tools

·         Building tools

·         Clay

·         sports equipment

·         manipulatives

·         gestures

Teaching Strategies

Objective: Incorporate the whole body and hands-on experiences

·         Build

·         Act

·         Touch

·         Feel

·         Dance

·         Move

Assessments

·         Create 3-D maps and dioramas

·         Pantomime roles/characters

·         Build structures and models

·         Create a cheer or dance