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Developing Students' Multiple Intelligences © Kristen Nicholson-Nelson, Scholastic Teaching Resources Developing Students’ Multiple Intelligences 9 by KRISTEN NICHOLSON-NELSON S C H O L A S T I C PROFESSIONALBOOKS New York • Toronto • London • Auckland • Sydney 8 Dedication T his book is dedicated to my parents, June and Gordon, who taught me from a young age that there was more than one way of doing things and that my way was Developing Students' Multiple Intelligences © Kristen Nicholson-Nelson, Scholastic Teaching Resources just as good and probably better than most…although they were and continue to be a tad biased. To my wonderful grandparents, Bill and Ina Williamson, who traveled from the shores of Northern Ireland with enough stories to capture my writer’s imagination and plenty of love and laughter to cushion my young years. To my grandmother Gigi, who always believed I was a writer at the age of three and has stories and early projects to prove it, and to my grandfather Nick, who taught me what hard work really meant. To my brothers, Tim, Bill and Louis, who have given me proof time and again of the fact that we all process information and learn in different ways. This book would not have been possible without my interesting and very multiple intelligent husband Kevin, who loves me enough to set me free to follow my dreams with an umbrella of security and acceptance to shield me from doubts and rough days. Lastly, this work is dedicated to the thousands of intelligent students who sit in classrooms throughout the country hoping to one day have a teacher who will open up the world of learning and provide the challenges which their young hearts seek. With the exception of the reproducibles, which may be photocopied for personal classroom use, no part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system in any form or be any means, electronic or mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc., 555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Copyright © 1998 by Kristen Nicholson-Nelson ISBN 0-590-93101-6 Edited by Jeanette Moss Cover design by Kathy Massaro Cover photograph by Donnelly Marks Interior design by LDL Designs Interior photographs on pages 15, 27, 45, 48, 49, 54, 55, 56, & 74 by Marc Solomon. All others by Kristen Nicholson-Nelson 8 Table of Contents Developing Students' Multiple Intelligences © Kristen Nicholson-Nelson, Scholastic Teaching Resources Introduction 4 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Multiple Intelligences 15 Chapter 2 Strengthening Your Teaching Through Multiple Intelligences 21 Chapter 3 Small-Group Instruction Using Multiple Intelligences 45 Chapter 4 Using Multiple Intelligences with Independent Projects to Individualize Learning 69 Chapter 5 Teaching Literacy Skills Using Multiple Intelligences Strategies 107 Chapter 6 The Multiple Intelligences Classroom: A Place for Active Learning 131 Chapter 7 Muliple Intelligences Assessment Strategies 145 References 160 Teacher Worksheets: What Type of Learner Are You? Multiple Intelligences Lesson Assessment Multiple Intelligences Lesson Planner Flex Grouping Log Teacher Small-Group Reflection Inventory Multiple Intelligences Project Assessment Form Individual Projects…What Do I Think? Multiple Intelligences Report Profile for ____________ Why? What? Where? When? Who?… Assessment Teacher Reflection Inventory 14 24 44 67 68 105 106 156 158 159 Student Reproduc