Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Planning Grid with activity ideas and starter words.

A 1 Bodily Musical Naturalist

B 2 ?
Kinaesthetic
Verbal/Linguistic C
Rhythmical
Logical/Mathematical 3 Visual/spatial Interpersonal Intrapersonal
Environmental
List, locate, write, state recognise, define, Venn Diagram (Word, Kidspiration, Mindmap (Inspiration, Act out or Mime Listen (Media Work with a partner Mindmap (Inspiration, Record and talk (iPod,
recount, facts Inspiration) Kidspiration) (Video or digital Player, iTunes) Discuss in groups Kidspiration) PDA, microphone)
Remembering

Create Mindmap (Word, Inspiration, Kidspiration)

Graph (Word, Excel) Draw /Sketch (Paint, camera) Identify and name Invite a speaker Diary or Learning log List
Label, select,
Question key (Word – table, Excel) Timelines (Word, Excel, Inspiration) Artrage, KidPix) Prepare a visual instruments Brainstorm (Word, PowerPoint)
Gather pictures and group Gather pictures summary using Write a limerick List (emotions, Write the thoughts…
Find (photos)
Reverse key
A-Z Key (PowerPoint) Survey Draw a map (Paint, symbols and pictures Show personality traits) Classify, categorise
Who, What, Where, When, Name, identify, List in order of severity (Word, Excel) Artrage, KidPix, Word) Collect, label, match (Word)
describe, recall Fact Recall Show Make
Fact Recall
Trace (Artrage) Examine, show
Interview, compare (iPod, microphone) Classify Make, model Mime Mime Debate Write (story, essay) Research
Describe, oral report ((iPod, microphone, video) Graph cause and effect (Word, Storyboard (PowerPoint) (Word, Inspiration,
Who am I? What am I? Act out Role play Discuss Take photos
Understanding

Excel) Draw (Paint, Artrage, Role play Write a Share Kidspiration) describe
Explain, identify, predict
Write, Discuss, outline, summarise Survey KidPix) Describe
Draw stages (Paint, Artrage, KidPix) Photograph (Digital
Demonstrate song/sonnet Work with Research (Internet)
Question key (Word – table, Excel)
Timeline (Word, Excel, Inspiration) camera) (Video or digital (GarageBand) Explain Imagine
Confirm, match, restate, translate, demonstrate,
rewrite camera)
Categorise Poster, cartoon (Word,
Interpret, translate Comic Life)
Experiment

Create a game with open questions Graph and analyse (Excel, Word,) Gather pictures Create a simulation Perform Work with Write (instructions), Use (magnifying
Create an instruction book (Word) Cost an activity Draw, photograph, film (Video or digital Use environmental
List, Write, imagine, suppose, apply, change, Teach letter glass, Proscope)
Draw maps (Word, Paint, Artrage, Paint (Paint, Artrage, camera) materials as Translate Journal Design and make
solve, show
Use new vocab KidPix) KidPix) Act out instruments
(Word, PowerPoint)
Bloom’s Taxonomy

Prepare a matrix (Word, Excel) Timelines (Word, Excel, Inspiration) Put together, Show, Deliver a speech Compose
Construction key, A-Z key Design a game produce (GarageBand, video (Garageband, midi
Applying

Predict, how might, forecast Diary (Word, PowerPoint) Illustrate (Paint, Artrage, camera) keyboard)
Flow chart (Word, Inspiration) Calculate, Solve, experiment KidPix) Show Practise
KWL, KWHL
A-Z key Construction key Practise Produce
Diagram (Inspiration, Produce
Word)
Create PMI. KWL, Venn Diagram, questionnaire, Present a chart, graph (Word, Excel) Draw (diagram, cartoon, Make Play (music, CD, Prepare a Analyse List (Word,
comparison charts, (Word, Inspiration, Survey (Word) map) (Word, Inspiration, instrument)
Kidspiration) Survey, research, write, organise, Model sociogram Write (Word) Inspiration)
Venn diagram (Word, Inspiration) Comic Life) Create (Garageband, (biography) Group
analyse, identify, classify, examine, what
Grid, diagram (Word, Inspiration) Make media keyboard,
Analysing

evidence, compare, contrast, distinguish, connect, Separate Monitor the Select

group (Word) Group Group iTunes, Media
Disadvantages key Select Select Player) development
SCUMPS (Word, Inspiration) Interpret Order Give details
Timeline Picture key Research
Interpret
Create KWL, PMI (Word, Inspiration, Kidspiration) Analyse (Word) Storyboard Role play (Video or Listen Debate Write (essay, story, Debate
List recommendations
Decide, Explain, defend, rank, interpret Critique (PowerPoint) digital camera) Choreograph Evaluate the exposition) (Word, Create
Justify, what solution or outcome, argue, validate, Explain Paint (Paint, Artrage, Act out music to evidence iPod, microphone,
assess, compare, recommend, solve, judge Judge KidPix) demonstrate Prepare a report Podcast, Blog)
Evaluating

Interpretation key
Disadvantages key, What if key (Word, Rank Timeline changes (Word, iPod, Imagine
Inspiration, Kidspiration) Assess Create connections (Garageband, microphone, Interpret
Grade media keyboard, Podcast, Blog) Debate
iTunes, Media Defend
Player)
Create brochure (Word, Publisher) Graph (Word, Excel) Design (poster, stamp, Create (model, Compose With a partner Solve Create (rules)
Write (article, report, essay, story, recount, Present a chart (Word, PowerPoint, CD cover) (Word,
invitations, Wordfind, crossword, diary) (Word, dance, puppet, Create (sound In a group PMI (Word, Take photos
Publisher) Artrage, Paint, KidPix) play, simulation) effects) Develop (Word, Inspiration)
PowerPoint, Inspiration, Publisher)
Prepare speech, Podcast or Blog (iPod, Cost an activity Create display, comic
Design Design using abstract
(Video or digital Make (audio iPod, microphone, Devise a plan
Garageband, iTunes)
Use SCAMPER, Use BAR Draw maps (Word, Artrage) symbols camera) Performance) Podcast, Blog) Produce
Combination key, Inventions key, The ridiculous Acrostic poem (Word, Publisher) Invent Compose (Garageband,
Creating

key Prepare a diagram Compose Imagine media keyboard,

Propose iTunes, Media
Plan Use BAR Construct
Hypothesize, construct Player)
Imagine, invent, combine Create puzzles (PowerPoint) Improve, combine Choreograph
Construct combine

Adapted from an ideaPohl, M. (2000). Learning to think. Thinking to learn. Models and strategies to develop a classroom
culture.Hawker Brownlow Education.