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 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.
Here
are ways to work with this intelligence in your lessons:
- Write
a language experience story and then illustrate it.
- Study
and create maps, diagrams and graphs.
- Color
code words so each syllable is a different color.
- Write
a word on the blackboard with a wet finger. Visualize the word
as it disappears. See if you can spell it afterwards.
- Take
a survey. Put the information in a chart.
- Write
words vertically.
- Cut
out words from a magazine and use them in a letter.
- Use
pictures to stimulate reading or writing.
- Visualize
spelling words.
- Use
the say-copy-look method of spelling.
- Use
colorful newspapers like USA Today.
- Use
crossword puzzles.
References:
Editors
of New Readers Press. Playing. One of Four Books on Feelings.
New York: New Readers Press, 1987.
Glickberg, Joy. Crosswords for Language Arts. California:
Pitman Learning, 1985.
Murdock, Maureen. Spinning Inward. California: Peace
Press, 1982 (rev. ed. Shambala Press).
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