What is your Learning Style

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What is your Learning Style?

• Created by Ms. Chen

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In your Journals/Notebook

• In the top right corner, write todays date.
• i.e. Monday, 8/24/09
• On the left side, Title this activity
  My Learning Style
• Number from 1-13 in 3 columns
• 1st column 1-5, 2nd column 6-10,
  3rd column 11-13

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1. What kind of book would you like to read for
fun?

• A book on National Parks that has lots of
  pictures in it
• A novel or mystery with lots of detailed
  descriptions or conversations
• A book with word searches or crossword puzzles

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2. When you are not sure how to spell a word,
what are you most likely to do?

• Write it down to see if it looks right
• Spell it out loud to see if it sounds right
• Trace the letters in the air (finger spelling)

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3. Youre out shopping and youre waiting in
line to pay for some new clothes you just picked
out. What are you most likely to do while you
wait?

• Look around at the other clothes on the racks
• Talk to the person next to you in line
• Fiddle around with your money or sway back and
  forth

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4. When you see the word c-a-t, what do you do
first?

• Picture a cat in your mind
• Say the word cat to yourself
• Think about being with a cat (petting it or
  hearing it purr)

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5. Whats the best way for you to learn about how
something works (like a cellphone or computer)?

• Watch a movie or a demonstration about it
• Read about it or listen to someone explain it
• Figure it out on your own by taking it apart

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6. If you went to a school dance, what would you
be most likely to remember the next day?

• The faces of the people who were there
• The music that the DJ played
• The dance moves you did and the food you ate

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7. When you are trying to study, what do you find
the most distracting?

• People walking past you
• Loud noises
• An uncomfortable chair

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8. When you are angry about something, what are
you most likely to do?

• Put on your mad face
• Yell and scream
• Slam doors

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9. When you are really happy about something,
what are you most likely to do?

• Smile from ear to ear
• Talk up a storm
• Act really hyper

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10. When you hear a song on the radio, what are
you most likely to do?

• Picture the video that goes along with it
• Sing or hum along with the music
• Start dancing or tapping your foot

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11. When youre sitting in class, what bothers
you the most?

• Lights that are too bright or too dim
• Noises from the hallway or outside the building
  (like traffic or someone cutting the grass)
• The temperature being too hot or too cold

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12. What do you like to do to relax?

• Read (magazine, book, etc)
• Listen to music
• Go for a walk, run, or play sports

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13. Which would you rather go to with a group of
friends?

• A movie
• A concert
• An amusement park

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Add up your Answers

• Under your answers for 1-13, add up how many of
  each letter answer you have and write
• A ______ B ______ C ______
• Then circle the letter that has the largest .
• Tell Ms. Wooldridge which letter (A, B, or C) you
  selected the most often when she asks you.

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What does each letter represent?

• Selecting A the most means
• You are mainly an Auditory (Hearing) Learner
• Selecting B the most means
• You are mainly a Visual (Seeing) Learner
• Selecting C the most means
• You are mainly a Tactile (Doing) Learner
• On your page write I am a ________ Learner.

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What does your style say about how you learn best?
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ThoughtsI hope you understand that every
student can succeed with consistent work habits
and the cooperative efforts of classmates and
teachers. Math is fun! I hope you will not only
understand Math but also enjoy the process!