Within this early educational setting, as the children are learning how to learn, our programs are planned with Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences in mind. This is through the intelligence domains:
Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence
- Documentation during meeting time
- Daily journal
- Documentation of children’s words at project work and individual work – paintings and construction
- Support of verbal interaction between children
- Verbal interaction by educator with children
- Reading of books and discussions about the story
- Listening tapes
Intrapersonal Intelligence
- Discussing thoughts and feelings with children
- Reflection about behaviour, expectations/rules and basic respect for each other
- Use of different thinking styles/models in planning of some experiences e.g. KWL – what we know, what we want to know, what we learned
- Sharing information about self – e.g. ‘Holiday homework’
Interpersonal Intelligence
- Socio-dramatic play experiences e.g. home area, rocket ship, hospital etc
- Sand play
- Block play
- Meeting time
- Group games
- Letter writing table
- Communication boxes
- Project work
- Constructive play (Lego, Mobilo, Brio etc)
Visual/Spatial Intelligence
- Painting
- Drawing
- 3D construction with creative materials
- 3D construction with manipulative / construction sets – Lego etc
- Block building
- Sand play
Kinaesthetic/Body Intelligence
- Obstacle course
- Ball games
- Large and small block building
- Digging
- Painting
- Drawing
- Using scissors, staplers, hole punchers, tape
- Manipulative experiences-playdoh, clay etc
- Specialist class – “Busy Bodies”
- Constructive, manipulative sets
- Puzzles
Musical/Rhythmic Intelligence
- Singing songs during group time
- Use of songs during play e.g. When jumping on board – singing “5 little monkeys!”
- Tapping beat on body during group time, songs, play
- Music played in environment during play
- Music specialist class
- Listening games – matching sounds, rhythms, tone and pitch
Logical/Mathematical Intelligence
- Sorting, sequencing and seriating activities; e.g. memory, snap, ‘go fish’ etc games
- Dice games
- Computers
- Use of magnets
- Experimenting activities; e.g. growing table
- Cooking experiences
- Project work
- Numbers, colours and shapes concept activities in small groups and individually
- Puzzles
- Group discussions at meeting time
Naturalistic Intelligence
- Using natural materials in many ways (shells, seeds, stones)
- Analysing natural materials (microscopes)
- Experimenting activities –e.g. growing table
- Caring for and interacting with animals (hatching chickens, worm farm)
- Veggie garden at ELC
