A. IB Learner Profile – Individual Traits Review Activities:
Trait
Possible Focus Activities
Caring
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Risk Taker
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Balanced
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Inquirer
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Knowledgeable
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Reflective
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Principled
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Thinker
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Communicator
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Open Minded
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Synthesis: Think of a time when someone was caring towards you. How did it
make you feel?
Application: How could you demonstrate to someone else that you are caring?
Synthesis: Why is it important to be a risk taker sometimes in life? When could it
be dangerous to be a risk taker?
Application: What tools or support systems do you have at school and at home to
help you balance your life?
Comprehension: How many different synonyms (words that mean the same thing
but are spelled differently) can you come up with for the Inquirer trait?
Synthesize: Imagine that only certain people in each town or city across the US
were allowed access to knowledge and they were not allowed to share it. How
would that make you feel? How would that make your life different?
Analysis: Read the following famous quote from a song by reggae artist, Bob
Marley: “If you don’t know your past, you don’t know your future”. Explain how
this quote supports the ideas of the reflective trait?
Creativity and Knowledge: Create an acrostic poem that helps explain the meaning
of the Principled trait
Analysis: “I haven't failed. I've found 10,000 ways that don't work.”
Thomas Edison. Would you classify Edison as a Thinker? Why or why not?
Knowledge: Communication is extremely important in our world. Name as many
different forms of communication that you can.
Create: Draw a picture or visual that would help someone understand what it
means to be open minded
B. IB Learner Profile – Comprehensive Traits Review Activities
IB Learner Profile Review & Kinesthetic Symbols (approx 45 minutes)
1. Students will use the Kinesthetic Symbols activity to help them review the IB Learner Profile
Traits
Kinesthetic Symbols: students create and practice movement/body symbols associated with the
content. (Kagan, 2005)
Steps:
Option A: Team Symbols
1. Students in teams discuss possible kinesthetic symbols for the content
2. Teams create final symbols
3. Teams practice their symbols
4. Teams share their symbols with other teams or class
Option B: Class Symbols. Teacher creates symbols for entire class
Option C: Individual Symbols. Each student creates his or her own unique set.
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Arrange students into teams of 2-3 (10 groups total)
Have copies of the IB Learner Profile traits in front of them.
Explain that some students learn best by using movement and/or doing things – kinesthetically.
Today’s review activity will give all students a chance to review and learn through movement.
Tell students that each team will be responsible for creating a kinesthetic (movement/body)
symbol for one of the IB Learner Profile traits.
Model a kinesthetic symbol for students for one of the traits (for example, a kinesthetic symbol
for “Caring” could be to wrap your arms around your body as if you were giving yourself a hug
OR making the shape of a heart with your hands –
a. challenge teams to come up with another possibility for “Caring”.
If teams are ready, let them get to work on their own creating their own symbols for their traits.
If they need more guidance, do another one together!
When all teams are done, let them take turns presenting their symbol