Kelly Roell, About.com's Test Prep Expert, offers strategies for
both kinesthetic students and their teachers.
Movement
Kinesthetic students will feel as though they are part of the lesson if movement, hands - on learning, or manipulation of material is involved.
About.com's Secondary Education Expert, Melissa Kelly, offers a description of kinesthetic learners that includes tips for teachers on how to adapt lessons for
the kinesthetic student.
Not exact matches
We tend to divide
students into visual, auditory, tactical, and
kinesthetic learners.
Depending on the age of the
students, you may need to pass an actual object to clarify verbal understanding, using
kinesthetic intelligence.
With iPads, the potential exists to leverage these same visual, auditory and
kinesthetic processes with multiple media in order to help
students make even deeper connections.
Recognizing the value of placing
students» minds and bodies in nature, Harvard University professor Howard Gardner has added «naturalist intelligence» to his earlier list of the seven multiple intelligences (linguistic, logical - mathematical, spatial, bodily -
kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, and intrapersonal).
So, I wondered, would a
student who choreographed and performed that mathematical dance develop a
kinesthetic, a body memory he or she would never lose?
90 % of our
students are visual /
kinesthetic learners, yet not enough resources or time is placed on this...
Its a differentiated
kinesthetic task:
Students are first given different countries to which they have certain imports and exports.
By showing
students that they can succeed in a subject they were struggling with,
kinesthetic learning is able to transcend the boundaries of what kids think they like.
«The two (brain and body) are not disconnected as we once thought, and it is imperative, if we are serious about developing the whole
student, that we as educators, learn the language of the body, of its movement potential, and how
kinesthetic awareness informs how we make sense of the world from infancy to adulthood.»
It's a wonderfully
kinesthetic way to have your
students experience the concept of map scale!
How about a
kinesthetic spelling bee in which teams of
students spell vocabulary words by positioning their bodies in the shapes of letters?
The downside is that employees and
students who aren't «self - starters» or are more
kinesthetic learners may suffer from a lack of set location and time.
I was certain there simply weren't enough hours in the day to foster
students» musical intelligence or bodily -
kinesthetic intelligence.
Move the Sounds Submitted by Jill Garofallou Using
kinesthetic, visual and auditory modalities,
students create and read words using cut out letters.
Most
students today would be classified as bodily -
kinesthetic learners.
Finishes with an evaluation of six substances that are challenging to classify - these may also be given to
students to add a practical /
kinesthetic aspect.
For
kinesthetic learners, Sprenger suggests an alternate activity that makes us of a «hopscotch» board with enough letters for
students to hop to each letter of the spelling word.
Identifying your
students as visual, auditory, reading / writing or
kinesthetic learners, and aligning your overall curriculum with these learning styles, will prove to be beneficial for your entire classroom.
The authors call for new assessments that will accommodate different learning styles, describing a
student who, «blessed with bodily -
kinesthetic intelligence» but weak in mathematics, struggles to learn chemistry: «we'll need to find ways to compare his mastery of a body of material with the mastery demonstrated by someone whose intelligence is in the logical - mathematical realm.»
Inside Algebra promotes
kinesthetic learning which motivates
students who do not respond well to the traditional classroom approaches.
Students enjoy hands - on,
kinesthetic learning activities where they can learn by doing.
One of the most accepted understandings of learning styles is that
student learning styles fall into three «categories:» Visual Learners, Auditory Learners and
Kinesthetic Learners.
Students demonstrate increasing
kinesthetic awareness, concentration, and focus in performing movement skills
An arts - based approach effectively responds to the way
students learn as it taps into the varied learning styles of
students (i.e., visual learner / visual art, aural learner / music,
kinesthetic learner / creative movement, etc.), thus engages all types of learners (Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory).
Are your
students visual, auditory, or tactile /
kinesthetic?
Because this strategy requires
students to physically move around the room, it can be especially engaging to
kinesthetic learners.
As an educator, you'll learn highly effective classroom management strategies, innovative ways to manage
students» energy levels and integrate
kinesthetic learning into the curriculum, and the tools to be a calm, creative force in the classroom.
Many ELL and traditional
students alike find that making
kinesthetic motions in connection with saying a vocabulary word deepens their word understanding significantly.
Gardner's bodily -
kinesthetic intelligence theory says that even
students who do not ace paper - and - pencil tests can still be considered intelligent.
Acting out the verbs adds a
kinesthetic element to the lesson and helps
students remember how to use action verbs.
The components of HOPE COMMUNITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL's physical education program shall include a variety of
kinesthetic activities, including team, individual, and cooperative sports and physical activities, as well as aesthetic movement forms, such as state activities the HOPE COMMUNITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL provides, such as Hip Hop dance, cheerleading, indoor track, creative movement, basketball, tennis, T - Ball, flag football and Girls on The Run as well as, goals to increase physical activity for
students to satisfy the Healthy Schools Act requirement.
Despite the fact that they expressed an interest in a
kinesthetic and
student - centered approach to instruction,
student use of the IWB was not observed.
At each center,
students were expected to complete a task involving either a primary source document or image, perform a
kinesthetic activity, and then write a response to the task.
This method uses movement (
kinesthetic) and touch (tactile), along with what we see (visual) and what we hear (auditory) to help
students learn to read, write and spell.
Both teachers identified the IWB as having potential to impact
student engagement positively, mostly through a novelty factor and
kinesthetic interaction with the device.
Students in the focus group interviews agreed with their teachers that the
kinesthetic capacity of the IWB was engaging to them.
Ms. Brown explained, «They (the
students) are very
kinesthetic and they need to be able to touch things, so on this level the SMART ™ board can appeal because they can come up and touch it.»
Although they found the
kinesthetic opportunities with the IWB intriguing, both teachers expressed concern that only one
student can use the board at a time.
Recognizing the wide spectrum of learning styles — auditory, visual, and
kinesthetic — and accommodating these styles appropriately work effectively to meet the needs of all
students to keep them engaged.
Howard Gardner's theory recognizes a number of categories of learners, i.e. musical — rhythmic, visual — spatial, verbal — linguistic, logical — mathematical, bodily —
kinesthetic, and at Douglas, it is used to educate
students about their learning needs
However, many
students are tactile and
kinesthetic learners, and these can really help them.
A
Kinesthetic, Multi-Sensory Program That Has
Students and Teachers Active During Math and Reading Class.
Do you want to learn how to bring
kinesthetic learning to your
students?
Teachers will learn new strategies for increasing
student engagement, making math fun, teaching
kinesthetic learners, building number sense, and bringing the joy of learning back into the classroom!
Collecting data on
student growth provides evidence of the benefits of incorporating
kinesthetic strategies.
When
students are introduced to
kinesthetic learning through movement at a young age, they are more likely to continue to be successful throughout the rest of their education.
We are thrilled you want to leap into
kinesthetic learning with your
students and are happy to help you seek funding to do that!