Multiple Intelligences
A theory by Howard Gardner of
Harvard University
How many of you
think you are smart?
The answer is that ALL of you are smart.
Theories of Intelligence:
-Smart or Not Smart
-Hard work will equal smarts
-Multiple Intelligences
Linguistic Intelligence
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Word Smart
Ability to write or read
Ability to rhyme
Good speakers
Actors
How many of you can
speak or write?
Logical/Mathematical Intelligence
• Number smart
• Ability to do math
• Ability to balance a
checkbook
• How many of you can
count your money?
• How many of you
have done a science
experiment?
Spatial Intelligence
• Picture Smart
• Who can draw
pictures?
• How many people can
see pics in their heads
when they close their
eyes?
• How many of you like
movies, tv, or video
games?
Kinesthetic Intelligence
• Body, sports or hand
smart
• Who can dance, play
sports, build models?
Musical Intelligence
• Music Smart
• Who likes music?
• Who can play an
instrument?
Interpersonal Intelligence
• People Smart
• Who has at least one
friend or associate?
• Who likes group
work?
Intrapersonal Intelligence
• Self Smart
• Who has ever talked to
themselves?
• Who likes to work on
their own?
• Who takes care of
themselves after
school?
On your plate, make a pizza with 8
slices. In each slice, write the names
of famous people you know with
each type of intelligence.
Human Hunt:
Multiple Intelligence Checklist
Take a sheet of paper out and write these activities
down:
• Whistle or sing at least 5 seconds from a song
• Complete this numerical sequence 1, 2, 4, 8, ___, ___ and explain the
logic behind it
• Draw a picture of a car, wolverine, or pair of shoes
• Do the mono or any other dance
• Share a dream you’ve had in the past week
• Someone who can honestly say they are comfortable talking to
everyone in this activity
• Recite the lyrics to any poem, rap, or song, or quote
Human Hunt
Your job now is to walk around the room
and find people who can exhibit one of
these intelligences. Get them to initial
your piece of paper. You can only get
one person’s initials once. You cannot
sign your own sheet.
Have fun with this and try to meet some
new people.
Your first Blast
• On a sheet of paper, you will write at least 3
paragraphs.
• Write on what intelligences you think you are
better at
• what you aren’t so good at
• what you think you can do better in.
• Also, give examples of how you are good at these
things.
• Talk about friends you know who are good at each
of the intelligences, or famous people who are like
you in their abilities.
Wrap Up
There is a belief that you can be good at all of
them, but inevitably we favor certain
intelligences. It is important to know how you
are intelligent so you can do your best to adjust
and adapt to what you have to learn.
If you are musically smart, memorize facts in
songs. If you dance well, create a dance about
certain stories, or act out a short skit, etc