Reflection
Unit “Intro”
The theory of multiple intelligences was proposed by Howard Gardner in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of
Multiple Intelligences as a model of intelligence that differentiates intelligence into specific (primarily sensory) "modalities",
rather than seeing it as dominated by a single general ability. (Wikipedia.org)
For a teacher it is important to know what her/his students’ dominant intelligences are in order to plan lessons in a more
efficient way, so that every learner has a chance to succeed at the lesson.
The site http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk offers a great tool for teachers “Linking learners to activity types” which
allows a teacher to choose the most appropriate activities and make the lessons varied. On the basis of the table
suggested on the site I’ve worked out my own personalized tool for planning lessons considering the most prominent
multiple intelligences of my 5th formers.
How I’ve done it:
1. I explained the basics of Gardner’s theory to my students (in a very simple way) and gave them a Multiple Intelligences
test at a lesson (some of them were absent that’s why there are some blanks in the tool) taken from the site
http://printables.scholastic.com/printables/detail/?id=36447
2. I analysed the results of the test and compiled them into 3 tables (according to the classes). Using the tool “Linking
learners to activity types” I matched each student with the most suitable activities for his/her dominant intelligences.
3. Now planning lessons I look at my tool and adapt the materials choosing the most appropriate ways of working with a
particular class.
4. I am going to share the results with the students so that they’re also aware of the ways how they can learn more
effectively. I will also provide explanations to them about their dominant intelligences and will print it out for their parents
as well.
Notes:
Analyzing the results of the test I noticed some interesting things. Firstly, each class as a whole has some dominant
intelligences which are shared by most students (the diagrams after the tables show them). For example, class 5b are
mostly self-smart, they like to work independently whereas in classes 5a and 5v there are very few self-smart students. In
class 5a there are lots of nature smart and body smart students, in class 5v there are a lot of picture smart students.
Secondly, I’ve found out that my most successful students are math smart or picture smart. That made me reflect on my
teaching and I’ve realized that I use a lot of reasoning activities and visual support but I don’t approach those students
who are music smart, which I should reconsider seriously and incorporate activities connected with rhythms into my
teaching. Due to the inconvenience of the classroom where I have to work I rarely include any activities for body smart
students, which is also a problem that requires attention. I cannot provide enough space for walking and moving around
the classroom, not all students can even simply stand up at their desks but I can think of some activities connected with
touching things and moving arms and hands, raising cards to show answers.
Lesson Planning Map on the basis of
Multiple Intelligences Test Results
5А
Dominant
Multiple
Intelligences
1. Алиева Сарра
people smart
2. Бережкова
Варвара
picture smart,
body smart
Is good at
Mixing with others,
leading groups,
understanding others
and mediating
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Learns best by
Co-operating, working in
groups and sharing
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Activities
Mingle activities
Group work
Debates
Discussions.
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
3. Бондарюк
Вова
4. Гайратов
Даниил
5. Гергель
Никита
6. Горданова
Настя
7. Камынин
Антон
word smart,
body smart,
nature smart
music smart,
body smart,
people smart,
self smart,
nature smart
math smart,
picture smart,
music smart,
nature smart
Moving around,
touching things and
body language
Moving, touching and
doing
Reading, writing and
stories
Saying, hearing and
seeing words
Moving around,
touching things and
body language
Moving, touching and
doing
Memory games
Trivia quizzes
Stories.
TPR activities
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Nature
Working outside and
observing nature
Environmental projects.
Singing, listening to
music and playing
instruments
Moving around,
touching things and
body language
Using rhythm, with
music on
Mixing with others,
leading groups,
understanding others
and mediating
Working alone and
pursuing own interests
Nature
Co-operating, working in
groups and sharing
Using songs
Chants
Drilling.
TPR activities
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Mingle activities
Group work
Debates
Discussions.
Working individually on
personalised projects
Solving puzzles,
exploring patterns,
reasoning and logic
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Singing, listening to
music and playing
instruments
Nature
8. Каспин
Андрей
picture smart,
nature smart
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Nature
9. Комбулатов
word smart,
Drawing
Project work.
TPR activities
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Reading, writing and
Moving, touching and
doing
Working alone
Working outside and
observing nature
Asking questions,
categorising and working
with patterns
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Using rhythm, with
music on
Environmental projects.
Puzzles
Problem solving.
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Using songs
Chants
Drilling.
Working outside and
observing nature
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Environmental projects.
Working outside and
observing nature
Saying, hearing and
Environmental projects.
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Memory games
Сергей
10.Лаптева
Наташа
11.Лунёв Марк
12.Садыгова
Динара
music smart,
people smart,
nature smart
picture smart,
body smart,
self smart,
nature smart
word smart,
music smart,
body smart,
people smart
13.Смольянинова math smart,
Лиза
music smart,
body smart,
people smart,
nature smart,
stories
seeing words
Singing, listening to
music and playing
instruments
Mixing with others,
leading groups,
understanding others
and mediating
Nature
Using rhythm, with
music on
Working outside and
observing nature
Environmental projects.
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Moving around,
touching things and
body language
Moving, touching and
doing
Working alone and
pursuing own interests
Nature
Working alone
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
TPR activities
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Working individually on
personalised projects
Reading, writing and
stories
Memory games
Trivia quizzes
Stories.
Using rhythm, with
Using songs
music on
Chants
Drilling.
Moving, touching and
TPR activities
doing
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Co-operating, working in Mingle activities
groups and sharing
Group work
Debates
Discussions.
Asking questions,
Puzzles
categorising and working Problem solving.
with patterns
Using rhythm, with
Using songs
music on
Chants
Drilling.
Moving, touching and
TPR activities
doing
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Co-operating, working in Mingle activities
groups and sharing
Group work
Debates
Discussions.
Working outside and
Environmental projects.
Singing, listening to
music and playing
instruments
Moving around,
touching things and
body language
Mixing with others,
leading groups,
understanding others
and mediating
Solving puzzles,
exploring patterns,
reasoning and logic
Singing, listening to
music and playing
instruments
Moving around,
touching things and
body language
Mixing with others,
leading groups,
understanding others
and mediating
Nature
Co-operating, working in
groups and sharing
Working outside and
observing nature
Saying, hearing and
seeing words
Trivia quizzes
Stories.
Using songs
Chants
Drilling.
Mingle activities
Group work
Debates
Discussions.
Environmental projects.
observing nature
14.Спидчук Аня
15.Степанов
Виктор
16.Филиппов
Геннадий
17.Ходжаева
Диана
word smart,
picture smart,
music smart,
nature smart
picture smart,
body smart
body smart,
self smart
Reading, writing and
stories
Saying, hearing and
seeing words
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Singing, listening to
music and playing
instruments
Nature
Using rhythm, with
music on
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Working outside and
observing nature
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Moving around,
touching things and
body language
Moving, touching and
doing
Moving around,
touching things and
body language
Moving, touching and
doing
Working alone and
pursuing own interests
Working alone
Intelligences
People
Picture
Body
Word
Nature
Self
Music
Math
Memory games
Trivia quizzes
Stories.
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Using songs
Chants
Drilling.
Environmental projects.
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
TPR activities
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
TPR activities
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Working individually on
personalised projects
5Б
Dominant
Multiple
Intelligences
1. Берая
Кристина
word smart,
picture smart,
music smart,
people smart,
self smart,
nature smart
2. Волколуп
Дина
math smart,
self smart,
nature smart
3. Давыдова
Зарина
body smart
4. Кобозев
Владимир
math smart,
body smart
5. Кокарев
Никита
music smart,
people smart,
self smart
6. Корнилова
Юлия
7. Лебедев
Роман
math smart,
picture smart
Is good at
Reading, writing and
stories
Learns best by
Activities
Saying, hearing and
seeing words
Memory games
Trivia quizzes
Stories.
Drawing, building, arts
Visualising, using the
Flashcards
and crafts
mind's eye
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Singing, listening to
Using rhythm, with music Using songs
music and playing
on
Chants
instruments
Drilling.
Mixing with others,
Co-operating, working in Mingle activities
leading groups,
groups and sharing
Group work
understanding others
Debates
and mediating
Discussions.
Working alone and
Working alone
Working individually on
pursuing own interests
personalised projects
Nature
Working outside and
Environmental projects.
observing nature
Solving puzzles, exploring Asking questions,
Puzzles
patterns, reasoning and
categorising and working Problem solving.
logic
with patterns
Working alone and
Working alone
Working individually on
pursuing own interests
personalised projects
Nature
Working outside and
Environmental projects.
observing nature
Moving around, touching Moving, touching and
TPR activities
things and body
doing
Action songs
language
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Solving puzzles, exploring Asking questions,
Puzzles
patterns, reasoning and
categorising and working Problem solving.
logic
with patterns
Moving around, touching Moving, touching and
TPR activities
things and body
doing
Action songs
language
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Singing, listening to
Using rhythm, with music Using songs
music and playing
on
Chants
instruments
Drilling.
Mixing with others,
Co-operating, working in Mingle activities
leading groups,
groups and sharing
Group work
understanding others
Debates
and mediating
Discussions.
Working alone and
Working alone
Working individually on
pursuing own interests
personalised projects
Solving puzzles, exploring Asking questions,
patterns, reasoning and
categorising and working
Puzzles
Problem solving.
8.
9.
Лучин
Игорь
Мартынова
Юлия
10. Михайлов
Даниил
11. Ноздря
Настя
math smart,
picture smart
word smart,
self smart
picture smart,
music smart,
body smart
logic
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
with patterns
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Solving puzzles, exploring
patterns, reasoning and
logic
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Asking questions,
categorising and working
with patterns
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Reading, writing and
stories
Saying, hearing and
seeing words
Working alone and
pursuing own interests
Working alone
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Singing, listening to
music and playing
instruments
Moving around, touching
things and body
language
12. Погодин
Иван
13. Севостьянов math smart,
Иван
picture smart
14. Сенцов
Адриан –
disaudial
15. Узун Гигоян
Мирон
math smart,
body smart,
self smart,
nature smart
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Puzzles
Problem solving.
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Memory games
Trivia quizzes
Stories.
Working individually on
personalised projects
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Using rhythm, with music Using songs
on
Chants
Drilling.
Moving, touching and
TPR activities
doing
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Solving puzzles, exploring
patterns, reasoning and
logic
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Asking questions,
categorising and working
with patterns
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Puzzles
Problem solving.
Solving puzzles, exploring
patterns, reasoning and
logic
Moving around, touching
things and body
language
Asking questions,
categorising and working
with patterns
Moving, touching and
doing
Puzzles
Problem solving.
Working alone and
pursuing own interests
Nature
Working alone
Working outside and
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
TPR activities
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Working individually on
personalised projects
Environmental projects.
observing nature
16. Федорова
Настя
17. Федоров
Павел
math smart,
body smart,
nature smart
Solving puzzles, exploring
patterns, reasoning and
logic
Moving around, touching
things and body
language
Asking questions,
categorising and working
with patterns
Moving, touching and
doing
Puzzles
Problem solving.
Nature
Working outside and
observing nature
Environmental projects.
TPR activities
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
18. Южаков
Данила
19. Яковлева
Серафима
Intelligences
People
Picture
Body
Word
Nature
Self
Music
Math
5В
1.
2.
Абушов
Афиг
Алексеев
Герман
Dominant
Multiple
Intelligences
picture smart,
people smart
picture smart,
people smart,
nature smart
Is good at
Learns best by
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Mixing with others,
leading groups,
understanding others
and mediating
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Co-operating, working in
groups and sharing
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Activities
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Mingle activities
Group work
Debates
Discussions.
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Mixing with others,
leading groups,
understanding others
and mediating
Nature
3.
4.
5.
6.
Базулев
Вадим
Буймистров
Илья
Гермонт
Саша
Гринёва
Катя
picture smart,
people smart
math smart,
body smart,
people smart,
self smart
music smart,
body smart
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Co-operating, working in
groups and sharing
Mingle activities
Group work
Debates
Discussions.
Working outside and
observing nature
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Environmental projects.
Mixing with others,
leading groups,
understanding others
and mediating
Solving puzzles,
exploring patterns,
reasoning and logic
Moving around, touching
things and body
language
Co-operating, working in
groups and sharing
Mixing with others,
leading groups,
understanding others
and mediating
Working alone and
pursuing own interests
Co-operating, working in
groups and sharing
Singing, listening to
music and playing
instruments
Moving around, touching
things and body
language
Using rhythm, with
music on
Asking questions,
categorising and working
with patterns
Moving, touching and
doing
Working alone
Moving, touching and
doing
7.
Заворотков
Егор
picture smart
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
8.
Кошелев
Иван
word smart,
math smart,
picture smart,
nature smart
Reading, writing and
stories
Saying, hearing and
seeing words
Solving puzzles,
exploring patterns,
reasoning and logic
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Asking questions,
categorising and working
with patterns
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Nature
Working outside and
observing nature
Moving, touching and
9.
Морозова
body smart
Moving around, touching
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Mingle activities
Group work
Debates
Discussions.
Puzzles
Problem solving.
TPR activities
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Mingle activities
Group work
Debates
Discussions.
Working individually on
personalised projects
Using songs
Chants
Drilling.
TPR activities
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Memory games
Trivia quizzes
Stories.
Puzzles
Problem solving.
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Environmental projects.
TPR activities
Мария
10. Мусаткин
Даниил
11. Наговицына
Анна
12. Орехова
Вероника
13. Перова
Василиса
14. Столяров
Даниил
15. Сугако
Марина
16. Титова
Дарья
math smart,
word smart,
music smart
body smart,
music smart
word smart,
picture smart,
people smart
math smart,
self smart
body smart,
nature smart
picture smart,
music smart,
body smart
things and body
language
doing
Solving puzzles,
exploring patterns,
reasoning and logic
Reading, writing and
stories
Asking questions,
categorising and working
with patterns
Saying, hearing and
seeing words
Singing, listening to
music and playing
instruments
Moving around, touching
things and body
language
Using rhythm, with
music on
Singing, listening to
music and playing
instruments
Reading, writing and
stories
Using rhythm, with
music on
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Mixing with others,
leading groups,
understanding others
and mediating
Co-operating, working in
groups and sharing
Solving puzzles,
exploring patterns,
reasoning and logic
Working alone and
pursuing own interests
Moving around, touching
things and body
language
Asking questions,
categorising and working
with patterns
Working alone
Nature
Working outside and
observing nature
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Singing, listening to
music and playing
instruments
Moving around, touching
things and body
language
Moving, touching and
doing
Saying, hearing and
seeing words
Moving, touching and
doing
Using rhythm, with
music on
Moving, touching and
doing
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Puzzles
Problem solving.
Memory games
Trivia quizzes
Stories.
Using songs
Chants
Drilling.
TPR activities
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Using songs
Chants
Drilling.
Memory games
Trivia quizzes
Stories.
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Mingle activities
Group work
Debates
Discussions.
Puzzles
Problem solving.
Working individually on
personalised projects
TPR activities
Action songs
Running dictations
Miming
Realia.
Environmental projects.
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Using songs
Chants
Drilling.
TPR activities
Action songs
Running dictations
17. Филатова
Валерия
word smart,
picture smart,
music smart,
nature smart
18. Чегаровский math smart,
Арсений
nature smart
19. Денисов
Гриша
music smart
Reading, writing and
stories
Saying, hearing and
seeing words
Drawing, building, arts
and crafts
Visualising, using the
mind's eye
Singing, listening to
music and playing
instruments
Nature
Using rhythm, with
music on
Solving puzzles,
exploring patterns,
reasoning and logic
Nature
Singing, listening to
music and playing
instruments
Miming
Realia.
Memory games
Trivia quizzes
Stories.
Flashcards
Colours
Pictures
Drawing
Project work.
Using songs
Chants
Drilling.
Working outside and
observing nature
Asking questions,
categorising and working
with patterns
Working outside and
observing nature
Using rhythm, with
music on
Environmental projects.
Puzzles
Problem solving.
Environmental projects.
Using songs
Chants
Drilling.
Intelligences
People
Picture
Body
Word
Nature
Self
Music
Math
Highlighted words mean that there’s only one intelligence dominant for a student, i.e. activities of this type must
necessarily be included into every lesson (I’ve also highlighted those intelligences that go with only naturalistic
intelligence as it’s difficult to make use of the latter at English language lessons).