The Multiple Intelligences&

Memorizing Vocabulary

Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence

Saying the words over and over and over againCreating poems

Creating and telling storiesHighlighting words

Rewriting

Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

Using acronyms, for example, UNESCO: U - united, N - nation, E - educational, S -

scientific, and C - Cultural, O - organizationCompleting crossword puzzles with

vocabulary words Playing games like Scrabble, Scrabble

Junior, or BoggleSearching for patterns – word families Designing alphabetic and numeric codes

Putting information we receive into categories and classifications that we

createMaking up analogies

Visual-Spatial Intelligence

Using picture cards to memorise words easily

Writing out the words on flashcardsUsing picture cards and asking students to

match the picture cards to the wordsUsing pictorial models such as flow charts,

Venn diagrams, mind maps, spidergramsTaking notes using concept mapping, mind

mapping, and clusteringTaking photographs

DrawingCreating pictionaries

Musical Intelligence

Writing songsUsing rhythm and clapping

Remembering vocabulary words by linking them to similar-

sounding words in our mindCreating rhythms out of words

Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

Acting out the wordsBuilding objects using blocks, cubes, or

Legos to represent wordsCreating games to learn information

Interpersonal Intelligence

Working in cooperative groupsWorking in pairs

Interviewing peopleTutoring younger students or classmatesDiscussing what we learn with a friend

or family memberHaving someone quiz us before an exam

Creating or joining a study group

Intrapersonal Intelligence

Writing reflective papers on content-area topics. Keeping journals

Finding a place to study where we won’t be interrupted

Keeping ourselves involved in assignments by individualizing each

project

Naturalistic Intelligence

Studying in a natural setting Taking breaks to connect with

nature when studying

References

Clip & Save Checklist: Learning Activities That Connect With Multiple Intelligences by Diane Connell -

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/clip-save-checklist-learning-activities-connect-multiple-intelligences

Smart Study Strategies: Study Skills for 7 Intelligence Types by Jamie Littlefield -

http://distancelearn.about.com/od/studyskills/a/studysmart.htm

Gardner's Theory on Multiple Intelligences and Study Techniques to Maximize Each Intelligence by Sarah Ganly -

http://voices.yahoo.com/gardners-theory-multiple-intelligences-study-5369465.html