Bodily-Kinesthetic Students

BK students:

• find it difficult to sit for long periods of time
• like working with their hands
• formulate ideas when they are out walking or engaged in a physical activity (Recess anyone?)
• talk with their hands
• learn about things by touching them- "hands-on"
• need to practice a new skill rather than just read about it.

Thomas Armstrong talks about the BK learner in "The Multiple Intelligences of Reading and Writing". He cites Montessori's strategy of 'words have the power of action'. Students draw a slip of paper with a sentence written on it. After reading the sentence, they perform the task that is written: "Water the plants." This helps them connect with the idea that words have power and can lead to action. I think that is an interesting way to connect our BK learners with the written word. What do you think?