Kinaesthetic LearningKelsey Betts
“Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.”
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man how
to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
“There is only one thing more painful than
learning from experience and that is not learning
from experience.”
Multiple Intelligences
• Visual –SpatialThink in terms of physical
spaceAware of environmentTaught through physical
imageryEntails – models, graphics,
photos, drawings and video.
Multiple Intelligences
• Bodily – KinaestheticLarge sense of body awarenessEnjoy movement, making things, hands on
learning, role playing and physical activity
Multiple Intelligences
• MusicalSensitive to sounds and environmentsEnjoy background music and turn information
into lyrics.
Multiple Intelligences
• InterpersonalLearn through interactionTaught through group
work, seminars and conferencing
Multiple Intelligences
• IntrapersonalLearn through
independent studyIntrinsically
motivated
Multiple Intelligences
• LinguisticHigh auditory skillsEnjoy reading, word games, poetry and stories
Multiple Intelligences
• Logical – Mathematical
Explore patterns and relationships between things.
Learn through experimentation, solving problems and logic games.
What is a Kinaesthetic
Learner?
Kinaesthetic Learner
What is a kinaesthetic learner?
• Learn by doing
What is a kinaesthetic learner?
• Use body, sense and touch to learn.
What is a kinaesthetic learner?
• “Jump in” to learn something new.
What is a kinaesthetic learner?
• Think through problems while doing something physical.
What is a kinaesthetic learner?
• Can’t sit still, have to fidget or move around.
What does it include?
• Physical work
What does it include?
• Mechanical, construction and repair.
What does it include?
• Sports, athletics and games.
What does it include?
• Drama and dance
Teaching Techniques
Teaching Techniques
• Visualisation Imagining what could
happen Thinking through
different possibilitiesMental preparationStudents visualise how
they’d do something
Visualisations
Teaching Techniques
• Provide toys or ways of modelling ideasAllows students to do something with their
hands.Visually see solutions to problems
Toys and Modelling
Teaching Techniques
• Provide highlighters, coloured textas, pens and pencils.
Students can sift through text and highlight the main points.
Helps students who don’t enjoy sitting and reading large sections of text.
Highlighting
Teaching Techniques
• Leave space on worksheets for note taking, diagrams and doodling.
Students can write and draw to create understanding
Caters for many learning styles all at once
Worksheets
Teaching Techniques
• Play music during appropriate activities
Kinaesthetic learners work well with background noise
Something else going on in the teaching space
Music
Teaching Techniques
• FlashcardsHelp memorize informationStudents can touch and feel themStudents can move around them
Flashcards
Teaching Techniques
• Role playingPractice skillsStudents put themselves
in others shoesStimulates the mindCan be used in a variety
of subject areas
Role Playing
Teaching Techniques
• Mind mapping and large diagrams
Collaboration of ideasEverybody involvedCombination of writing and
drawingsCan be used for a variety of
subjects
Mind mapping and Diagrams
Teaching Techniques
• Breathing and relaxationCalms studentsCan enhance learning and performanceGreater control over physical state
Breathing and Relaxation
Teaching Techniques
• Use technologyInteractiveGames and simulationsPuts subject matter in new scenarios and
situations
Technology
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http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-199mDuj0N4s/ThemH6q62ZI/AAAAAAAADF4/SI-h5KRLpYQ/s1600/musical-notes.jpg 7/04/2013 • “Interpersonal” retrieved from
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