Term Definition

Strategies for Developmentally Appropriate Activities

activity Actions of a teacher and learners in an educational setting

developmentally Having age-appropriateness, individual appropriateness, and social and

appropriate cultural appropriateness

generate To think of alternative hypotheses or ways of doing things

brainstorm To think quickly of as many ways as possible to accomplish a goal

web A diagram based on a key topic and alternatives or possibilities that

support that topic

repertoire A collection of work mastered by an individual professional---e.g., a

teachers repertoire consists of all of the teaching methods that the
teacher knows how to do

Activities for Multiple Intelligences

accommodate To support or show consideration for

accommodation Any action or modification that better meets the needs of an individual or
group

multiple Many, more than one

intelligence A way of being smart, a category of talent or ability

bodily-kinesthetic The ability to use the body or body parts

interpersonal The ability to understand and relate with other people

naturalist The ability to see differences between living things

musical The ability to think in music, recognize and remember patterns

intrapersonal The ability to understand oneself, ones strengths and limitations

linguistic The ability to use language to express and understand messages

logical-mathematical The ability to understand systems and manipulate numbers

spatial The ability to comprehend the world of space