Logic/Math

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.

Here are ways to work with this intelligence in your lessons:

• Arrange cartoons and other pictures in a logical sequence.
  
  
• Sort, categorize, and characterize word lists.
  
  
• While reading a story, stop before you've finished and predict what will happen next.
  
  
• Explore the origins of words.
  
  
• Play games that require critical thinking. For example, pick the one word that doesn't fit: chair, table, paper clip, sofa. Explain why it doesn't fit.
  
  
• Work with scrambled sentences. Talk about what happens when the order is changed.
  
  
• After finishing a story, mind map some of the main ideas and details.
  
  
• Write the directions for completing a simple job like starting a car or tying a shoe.
  
  
• Make outlines of what you are going to write or of the material you've already read.
  
  
• Write a headline for a story you've just completed.
  
  
• Look for patterns in words. What's the relationship between heal, health, and healthier?
  
  
• Look at advertisements critically. What are they using to get you to buy their product?

REFERENCES

Kohl, Herbert, A Book of Puzzlements, Schocken Books, New York, 1981.

Waas, Lane, Imagine That! , Jalmar Press, California, 1991.

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