KICK UP KINESTHETIC LEARNING

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KICK UP KINESTHETIC LEARNING
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What is a kinesthetic learner?

• Kinesthetic/Tactile learners.
• Kinesthetic describes their preference for
  movement.
• Tactile describes their preference for
  touching and feeling things.

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• How do you know if a student is a kinesthetic
  learner?
• Do they fidget?
• Do they wiggle in their seat a lot, especially
  when they have to sit still for a while?
• Do they like to touch things or handle things?

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Strategies for Kinesthetic Learners

• Try studying while lying on a couch or the floor,
  or listening to music.
• In class, when it is necessary to be still,
  bounce your foot, twirl a pen, or squeeze a ball.
  Just be sure you are not distracting those around
  you.
• Use brightly colored paper under worksheets or
  study materials to help you focus.
• Read novels, articles, and texts while pedaling
  on a stationary bike or climbing a Stairmaster.

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Coached Pantomimes

• One easy and fun way to bring movement into the
  classroom is through the use of coached
  pantomimes.

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• Instructions
• Step 1
• Select a process or concept. For example acid
  rain cycle. Provide ample pre-instruction.
• Step 2
• Ask the students to spread out around the room
  so that they don't touch anyone else when their
  arms are extended out to the sides.
• Step 3
• Ask students to act out the action you just
  mentioned when you say, "Act it out." Tell them
  to stop acting out the action when you say,
  "Freeze."
• Step 4
• Allow students to work in pairs if they have
  difficulty coming up with a way to act out the
  stages.

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• PANTOMIME
• LESSON 1
• Student Interest and Experiences
• Pantomime Papers of Index Cards
• Instruct them to perform Simple Actions
• Write the following actions on an individual
  index card that can be handed to a student.
• Arranging flowers Getting a Big Gulp at 7-11
• Setting a table Sewing on a button
• Bringing groceries in from a car Playing a tennis
  game
• Looking for a lost contact lens Sweeping a floor
• Wrapping a present Painting your toenails
• Making a root beer float Fixing a flat tire
• Going fishing Washing a dog
• Eating an apple and a banana Washing a car
• Pumping air into a tire Scrubbing a bathtub
• Making a bed

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Special Projects

• Choose a favorite story and create a play or
  performance.
• Assume the role of your favorite character or
  historical figure. Develop a skit to reflect
  important information.
• Join a drama or acting club.
• For elementary students, build a life-size number
  line by painting on concrete or wooden planks.
  Use this to solve simple math problems.
• Get ready for fall by collecting manipulatives
  and containers. Save your bottle tops, corks,
  pennies, empty jars, yogurt containers, coffee
  cans, etc.

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• Fishbowl
• A group of students sits in front of the class.
  They discuss the topic as a panel.

Discussion is open to the entire class at end.
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Agreement Circles

• Students stand in a circle. Teacher reads a
  statement aloud. If students agree, they step
  into the circle

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Games

• Rat Race Write one problem or question on a
  sheet of paper. Number the paper. Put a problem
  at each desk. Start music. Students answer the
  question. When the music stops, student must
  finish. Go over answers. Can award prize to first
  three that have all the problems answered
  correctly. Even worksheets, if you must, can be
  done like this.
• Scavenger Hunt Hunt through past chapters in
  groups for answers to review questions. Move to
  different stations for different questions.
• Musical Chair Facts Play music. When music
  stops, student must say the multiplication fact
  and answer of the square they land on. Students
  design questionsrotate by rows or groups.
• Handshake! Shake hands while telling facts about
  the current subject. Move to new person after 30
  seconds. Variation for the second round, add
  touching knees to shaking hands. For the third
  round, touch forehead, knees, shake hands.