1. Seven Ways to be Smart

2. Questions Answer the following questions in your notebook.
How do you learn best?
How do you NOT learn best?
Describe the first learning experience you remember.

3. Textbook
Read “Seven Ways to be Smart” on pages 29 – 32.

4. Multiple Intelligences
Word Smart
Involves sensitivity to spoken and written language
The ability to learn and use languages to accomplish tasks
Number Smart
Involves the ability to solve problems mathematically, do math operations and investigate scientifically

5. Multiple Intelligences
Music Smart
Involves the performance, composition and appreciation of musical patterns
Body Smart
The potential of using one’s whole body or parts of the body to solve problems or to fashion (make) products

6. Multiple Intelligences
Picture Smart
The ability to recognize and use patterns in wide and confined spaces as well as drawing to understand
Person Smart
Means a person’s ability to understand the intentions, motivations and desire of other people and to work effectively with others

7. Multiple Intelligences
Self Smart
The ability to understand oneself, including desires, fears and capacities.

8. Groupwork
In groups of 4, you have to draw an outline of a person and represent each type of intelligence.
Be prepared to share your “artwork”.

9. Textbook Read “Intelligence and Faith” on pages 32 – 33.
Answer the reflection questions:
Why can we be sure that every person is capable of coming to know God?
What does understanding the different types of intelligence have to do with faith?