Activity ideas for different learning styles – VAK
Which activities will suit visual, audio or kinaesthetic learners best? Can you adapt
the activities so they work for all types of learners, give a choice of approaches or
ensure all learning styles are covered in the session?
Ask the young
people to campaign
(write a letter or
press release, go
to see an influential
person,
demonstrate...)
Make something
creative in the
session (junk,
fabric, natural
materials...)
Play a game as a
team, individual or
class (board game
or PE type game)
A written
competition or quiz
(individual or in
groups)
Ask the young
people to carry out
a survey (of
people, in their
school, in the local
area...)
Show a
powerpoint, video
clip, youtube clip or
a film
Set a challenge in
class or to do at
home (e.g. to walk
to school at least
once next week, to
turn the class
computer off...)
Tell a story (with or
without a book,
fiction/non-fiction,
with or without a
role for the young
people)
Do a science
experiment or
demonstration
Use real life
examples – take in
pictures or stories
Ask the young
people to role play
a situation (e.g. a
planning meeting
or persuading
someone to be
greener, ...)
Perform a
sketch/play/pantom
ime for the young
people
Involve the young
people in a
practical activity to
help the
environment
(allotments, tree
planting, litter
picking, cycling...)
Ask the young
people to fill in a
worksheet
Give a talk/ lecture
Ask the young
people to carry out
interviews
Use computers in
the session for
research or to look
at data or do
calculations
Take in a junk
modelling
construction to
demonstrate / for
them to investigate
Encourage
appreciation of the
environment –
nature walks,
beautiful natural
objects, having fun
outside
Run a debate
Play an interview,
Ask the young
music , or someone people to design a
telling their story
poster
Ask the young
people to write a
poem, story or
report about your
issue
Facilitate
discussions within
groups in the class
Facilitate a seminar
– a student lead
presentation and /
or group discussion
Ask the young
people to imagine a
situation/ place and
discuss what it is
like / what
happens. e.g.
climate change
island, time
machine
Ask the students to
make up a piece of
music
Design something
A competition or
(e.g. an eco house, quiz (individual or
green transport, ...) in groups) where
young people put
their hands up to
answer
A case study - an
examination of a
real or simulated
problem (e.g. a
farmer living at the
edge of a
rainforest)
Do a question and
answer session
A competition or
quiz (individual or
in groups) where
young people move
to the right answer
or perform some
action