Before we start, please …
Compiled by
Ottilia Szemeti
MA, Teacher trainer
Warming up (never miss it)
(let them drink water!!!)
prepare the mind
prepare the body
’the infinity line’
breathing exercise - vocal cords
The Galway Girl
The theory behind
 Howard Gardner‘s theory on multiple intelligences (MI),
(published in 1983 ‘Frames of Mind’)
 People are born with various types of intelligences
 Each person possesses a different level in each type of
intellingence
Teaching in a different way…
Why is it important?
/Éva Gyarmati F./
- digital era - more stimulating environment
- children’s development is more heterogenerous
- certain areas develop better , while others may not grow evenly
the child's appetite for stimulation
is limited to a narrower field
specialized areas of interest and
activities may occur very early
and learning disabilities following the
deficits, as well
teaching style must be adapted
less behavioural problems
1. Word smart (verbal-linguistic)
People who are strong in
the language intelligence
enjoy saying, hearing, and
seeing words. They like
telling stories. They are
motivated by books,
records, dramas,
opportunities for writing.
1. Word smart - exercises
1. Word games ( crosswords , etc.)
2. Story cubes (dice games)
3. Word of the day
4. Make journals
2. Number/reasoning smart
(logical-mathematical)
People who are strong in the
logic/math intelligence
enjoy exploring how things
are related. They like to
understand how things
work. They like
mathematical concepts.
They enjoy puzzles and
manipulative games. They
are good at critical thinking.
2. Number/reasoning smart - exercises
1. Number games
2. Secret codes
3. Logic puzzles/Brainteasers/Riddles
"Jameson Genuine Irish Single Malt Grain Whisky".
4. What’s the order?
5. Cloze tests
3. Music smart
People who are strong in
the musical intelligence
like the rhythm and sound
of language. They like
poems, songs, and jingles.
They enjoy humming or
singing along with music.
3. Music smart - exercises
1. Listening to music
2. Singing
3. Rhythm games
4. Rap (Fluency MC)
4. Picture smart (visual-spatial)
People who are strong in the
spatial intelligence remember
things visually, including exact
sizes and shapes of objects.
They like posters, charts, and
graphics. They like any kind of
visual clues. They enjoy
drawing.
4. Picture smart - exercises
1. Drawings,/pictures/videos
2. Make a poster/comic/PP presentation
3. Minicards
5. Body smart ( bodily-kinaesthetic)
People who are strong in the
body movement intelligence
like to move, dance, wiggle,
walk, and swim. They are
often good at sports. They
have good fine motor skills.
They like to take things apart
and put them back together.
5. Body smart – exercises
1. Trace letters /words
2. Use your body/bodies as…
3. Mistake basketball
4. TPR
5. Miming
6. People smart (interpersonal)
People who are strong in the
social intelligence like to
develop ideas and learn from
other people. They like to
talk. They have good social
skills.
6. People smart - exercises
1. Role pays: Pair work/Group work - Skeleton dialogues
2. Brainstorming
3. Cooperative learning tasks
4. Project work
5. Problem solving tasks
7. Self smart (intrapersonal)
People who are strong in the
self intelligence like to be on
their own. They have good
imagination. They often keep a
diary.
7. Self smart - exercises
1. Personal goal setting/project work
2 . Reading texts
3. Writing a diary
4. Listening
5. Picture description
8. Nature smart
People who are strong in the
nature intelligence enjoy
interacting with the outside
world. They are adept at
noticing patterns in nature and
can easily distinguish between
different species of flora and
fauna.
8. Nature smart - exercises
1. Make a project work/talk/give a presentation about ...
2. Draw/examine/grow a(n) …
3. Have a lesson outside /field trips: Keeping nature journals
Literature - Theory
 Howard Gardner: Frames of Mind, 1983
 Tehetségesek a tanulási zavarokkal küzdő kiemelkedő
képességű gyerekek.- In: www.magyarpedagogia.hu/ 98.
évf. 2. szám 135.153. (1998).../Gyarmathy_MP982.pdf
 Siegel, Daniel-Bryson Tina: A gyermeki elme,2011
 http://www.rllafevers.com
 https://www.teachervision.com
 http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/mi/
Literature - Practice
 The Galway girl
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7-PM_4aeE4
Crossword puzzle maker
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/CrissCrossSetup
Form.asp
Cloze test creator http://l.georges.online.fr/tools/cloze.html
Logic puzzles, riddles
http://brainden.com/logicpuzzles.htmhttp://www.braingle.com/brainteasers/teaser.php
?op=2&id=33519&comm=0
Fluency MC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEg9xQ50BgE
British Council learn Englishteens
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
Goodbye