Study Skills Ms. McCann Adapted from Ms. Gluszak’s SMART PowerPoint & SOAR Study Skills, by Susan Kruger
How much paint would you need to paint your bedroom? What supplies would you need? A. Call a painter, a friend, or a paint store, and ask them for instructions before starting. You might look into taking a class on painting. B. Look online for answers or read various websites. You might go to a bookstore to find books and magazines about painting. Maybe you would go to the paint store and read the back of paint cans. C. Go buy a can of paint, a brush, and start painting. If there’s not enough paint or you have the wrong brush, you just buy more. Eventually you learn how much paint and what supplies are required.
Everyone has their own way of learning Dr. Howard Gardner, Professor of Education at Harvard University Eight types of human intelligence Can you guess what they are? What kind of SMART are you?
Word Smart Logic Smart Nature Smart Visual/Picture Smart Body Smart Music Smart People Smart Self Smart
Learn through whole body and movement Generally enjoy sports, dance, other areas of fitness, or acting Often referred to as “active” because they love to move Have the ability to control all or parts of their body
You DO NOT have to be a gifted singer, composer, or instrument player to have this talent You may enjoy music or have strong patterns, melodies, rhythms, and other forms of musical expression You might find yourself frequently whistling, humming, tapping and/or dancing to music.
People who are gifted in this area are often good at reading, writing, speaking, or a combination of the three They enjoy books, journals, signs, crossword puzzles, and might be good at telling jokes and/or stories They may be good at speaking in front of others Perhaps they may have an interest in foreign languages
They are generally good math students They are good with numbers, mathematics, science, and computers Solving problems and puzzles with numbers or logic is their strong suit Some are excellent at computing numbers in their head, or estimating, They may enjoy critical thinking, budgeting or creating patterns
They are likely good at following or creating maps, noticing patterns, or assembling projects and puzzles They are sometimes known at “artistic” or “crafty” Explorers, astronauts, chess players, builders, and architects
This refers to skills that require one to develop relationships with others They are usually good at resolving conflicts among family and friends Individuals gifted in this intelligence usually work very well on teams and are skilled at making people feel They are very social and outgoing people
People who have this type of intelligence have a strong concept of what they want in life They are reflective, possibly spiritual, and like to work independently They are likely to be very focused and self- disciplined
People who foster this type of intelligence are inclined to be outdoors They usually have a strong appreciation for the environment and nature They are typically interested in plants, animals, or natural resources They tend to choose activities such as hiking, camping, bird watching, hunting, star gazing, swimming, and scuba diving
WHAT TYPE OF SMART ARE YOU? Predict how many students will fall under each intelligence Complete the handout to find out what type of intelligence suits you best As a class, take a class tally to show our findings How accurate were we? What intelligence do most students hold? What intelligence do the least amount of students hold?
Go to study skills website Click on “homework” link Look at Lesson 2 Assignment- What type of SMART are you? Click the link Scroll to the bottom of the page Complete the “Interactivity” Bring it to your next class