Educational professionals have been arguing about multiple intelligences and learning styles for quite a while now. The question lies, though, if all intelligences and learning styles have been addressed in the foreign language lessons lately. It seems that some types (in the academic category) have been more predominant than the others (in the expressive one). The purpose of this workshop is to provide the teacher with some tools to activate children’s intelligences through a myriad of activities. Be yourself & be merry =)

1. Multi Merry
Modes of
Learning
Multiple Intelligences Theory
Applied to Teaching Little Kids
Prof. Silvia A. Schnitzler www.silvias.com.ar

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Silvia A.
Schnitzler
www.silvias.com.ar
Activating children’s intelligences
“At school”, wrote John Lennon, “all they
had was information I didn’t need.”
This still holds true in some classrooms, where
kids are pigeonholed instead of having their
intelligence/s activated in many different ways.
In this session, we offer practical ideas and
activities to ensure that no child is left behind
because he/she does not fit the mould.

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Silvia A.
Schnitzler
www.silvias.com.ar
Educational professionals have been arguing
about multiple intelligences and
learning styles for quite a while now.
The question lies, though, if all intelligences
and learning styles are addressed in the
foreign language lessons.
It seems to me that some types (in the
academic category) have been more
category
predominant than the others (in the
expressive one).
Be Yourself & Be Merry =)

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Silvia A.
Schnitzler
www.silvias.com.ar
Take a test
http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/
assessment/
findyourstrengths.html
Results:

5. PERSONAL
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Silvia A.
Schnitzler
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Category of Characteristics FL Classroom Activities
Intelligence
Self Smart: Goal setting; journals and
understanding personal reflection;
Intrapersonal / oneself and taking problem-solving activities;
Introspective responsibility for independent assignments
thinking on one’s such as autobiographies &
family heritage study;
own. open-ended expression.
People Smart: Cooperative tasks (think-
understanding pair-share & jigsaws);
Interpersonal /
Social others; getting along creative group tasks
with others; (collages & story books);
interpreting interactive tech (e-mail,
individuals’ moods, CD rom & internet)
motivation,inhibitions

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Silvia A.
Schnitzler
ACADEMIC
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Characteristics FL Classroom Activities
Logic Smart: Graphic organizers that
logical reasoning, show patterns &
Logical / relationships; problem-
Mathematical
categorising facts, solving manipulatives;
sequential thought. puzzles & games;
challenge tasks.
Word Smart: Graphic organizers to
communicating by promote brain-storming &
Verbal / generating ideas; list
listening, speaking, making; mnemonics;
Linguistic
reading & writing; verbal games; speakers;
using language to interviews; peer teaching;
link new knowledge personal expression
to prior experiences. (opinions, reactions);
logs or journals.

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EXPRESSIVE
Schnitzler
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Body Smart: skilfully TPR; creative drama and mime;
Bodily / controlling body motions; creating things; role playing and
Kinaesthetic showing a keen sense of interviews; videotaping; projects,
direction and timing in field trips, active learning.
movement.
Picture Smart: Learning experiences using
accurately drawings; charts, props, posters,
comprehending the visual photographs, illustrations;
Visual / word; transforming demonstrations; making
Spatial mental images; seeing presentations; use of projection
things in terms of devices, chalk/white board, video,
pictures. interactive gadgets.
Music Smart: using pitch, Songs, music, dance (of the target
rhythm, and so on, in culture); singing along; doing
Musical / enjoying and creating karaoke; music mnemonics; jingles,
Rhythmic musical experiences; being raps, cheers; choreographing; using
attuned to rhythms, music movement or dance to
responding with actions. illustrate ideas or concepts.

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Silvia A.
EMERGING
Schnitzler
www.silvias.com.ar Characteristics FL Classroom Activities
Nature Smart: Data collection;
seeing deeply into demonstrations; research
Naturalist the nature of living projects; logs; reports.
things; identifying
and classifying
things; problem
solving.
Capturing and Reading literature or
pondering the storytelling about life and
Existential fundamental questions
(unconfirmed) of existence; capacity living, such as the story of
an immigrant or a member
to raise big questions
of a minority group.
about one’s place in
the cosmos.

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Why are they important?
Silvia A.
Schnitzler
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• They provide practice in repetitive and
rhythmic language patterns –an
effective and enjoyable way to learn
• They combine speech and movement,
and, when integrated with the use of
visuals, they clarify meaning
• They give children the opportunity to
play with language
• They familiarize learners with
challenging English sounds, rhythm,
intonation patterns, and serve as ear-
training and pronunciation practice

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Silvia A.
Schnitzler
www.silvias.com.ar
• They reinforce grammatical patterns,
vocabulary and the four language
skills
• They give children the chance to stand
and stretch while speaking in English
• They give children a ‘sense of
belonging’, as the group activity
brings them together, and through
miming and role play, the children
shed their inhibitions and perform at
their best.

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Games
Schnitzler
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Why are they important?
• they develop children’s cognitive and psycho
motor ability: gross and fine motor skills
• they encourage and develop socialization:
cooperating with others, learning self-discipline,
respecting rules, establishing a sense of time,
peer teaching and cooperative learning,
participating in gentle competition
• they promote a sense of achievement and of
self-worth
• they introduce learning-to-learn strategies: self-
management, recording vocab, self-accessing,
error detection, self-correction & peer-
correction, self & peer-assessment

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Silvia A.
Schnitzler
www.silvias.com.ar
Celebrations:
Halloween
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOtEdhKOMgQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQuVFBSPGcU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vBLLeisZUU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adnXGZ-IAa0&
feature=related - Simpsons

13. THANK YOU!
CONTACT:
silviasteach@yahoo.com
www.silvias.com.ar
Silvia Schnitzler Mondino
#SilStorm
“Multi Merry Modes of Learning” - Prof. Silvia A. Schnitzler

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Reference:
Silvia A.
Schnitzler
www.silvias.com.ar
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• Puchta, H. & Rinvolucri, M (2005) Multiple Intelligences in
EFL. Exercises for secondary & adult students, Helbling.
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Editorial - ELI