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On a sheet of paper, list as many things as you can think of that can be done with a piece of paper(school appropriate, please ).

• Fold it• Write on it• Draw a picture• Play hangman• Make a paper airplane• Crumple it into a ball and throw it• Write a poem on it• Make a list on it• Write a note to a friend• Step on it• Tear it• Use it for origami • Make a target and spit balls out

of it• Roll it into a tube and look

through it

• Do homework on it• Solve a math problem on it• Give it to a friend who doesn’t

have any• Write a short story on it• Light a fire with it• Compose a song or write lyrics

on it• Keep crinkling it up and rubbing

the pieces together until it’s really soft and then use it as a tissue

GARDNER’S DEFINITION OF INTELLIGENCE:

“The ability to solve problems, create products, and/or provide services that the community values.”

Based on this definition, there are eight different kinds of “intelligences,” also known as “learning styles.”

LINGUISTIC LEARNER - "THE WORD PLAYER"

Likes:• Reading• Writing• Telling Stories• Playing Word

Games, Etc.

LOGICAL / MATHEMATICAL LEARNER - "THE QUESTIONER"Likes:• Working with

numbers• Asking questions• Solving problems• Experimenting• Noticing patterns,

etc.

SPATIAL LEARNER - "THE VISUALIZER"Likes: • Drawing• Designing• Building• Creating• Imagining

MUSICAL LEARNER - "THE MUSIC LOVER"

Likes: • Singing• Playing

instruments• Listening to and creating music

BODILY/KINESTHETIC LEARNER - "THE MOVER"

Likes:• Physical

activity• Sports• Dancing• Acting

INTERPERSONAL LEARNER - "THE SOCIALIZER"

Likes:• Talking to people• Being in groups• Knowing and being

friends with LOTS of people

INTRAPERSONAL LEARNER - "THE INDIVIDUAL"

Likes:• Working alone• Pursuing personal

interests• Having his/her space

NATURALIST INTELLIGENCE – “THE EXPLORER”Likes: • Outdoors• Hiking and

exploring• Plants and

animals

Refer to the Eight Styles of Learning found on the back of the “Pathways to Learning” Inventory. How could you now categorize the actions discussed earlier that could be done with a piece of paper? Name at least one action for each learning style.

CATEGORIZE THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THEIR PROBABLE LEARNING STYLES. (SOME MAY FIT MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY):• Jane Goodall• Amadeus

Mozart• Albert Einstein• William

Shakespeare

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Emily Dickinson• LeBron James• Mother Theresa

WHAT IS YOUR LEARNING STYLE?After totaling each box on the “Pathways to

Learning” Inventory, list your TOP TWO OR THREE Learning Styles on a sheet of paper.

Beside each, list two to three STUDY techniques that would demonstrate your use of that Learning Style. (Refer to the “Learns Best By” column on the “Eight

Styles of Learning” handout found on the opposite side of the inventory.)