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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