THE KINESTHETIC LEARNER
Provided by Home Ed (Home Educators of Greater Little Rock)
A Kinesthetic Learner Learns Best By:
- Doing, hands-on approach (manipulation, objects, simulations, live events)
- Physical involvement in learning
- Field trips to gain knowledge
- Small group discussion (2-3 in a group)
The Kinesthetic Learner Learns Best By Doing.
- Study in short blocks of time rather than extended periods.
- Take frequent breaks when studying.
- Change locations each time you take a break to help stretch your legs and give you a chance to move about when studying.
- Have as many experimental learning opportunities as possible, such as lab and studio courses, as opposed to straight lecture classes - if you have a choice.
- Consider building models or giving demonstrations to the class as opposed to†more traditional written reports or term projects.
- When writing, jot down words whose spelling you're unsure of, to see if it "looks" correct.
- Utilize study groups.
- Role play/simulation
- Engage in field trips.
- Use memory techniques requiring movement - hand gestures.
- Engage in body demonstrations where a motion means a concept.
- Use flash cards.
- Make colored strips of paper that represent different concepts - link those papers together.
FACTS ABOUT THE KINESTHETIC LEARNER
Is A Natural At:
- Sports, dance
- Adventure, competition, challenge
- Running, jumping, leaping, rolling,swimming
- Action using large motor muscles
Studying/Reading Characteristics:
- Reads "how-to" books, such as carpentry
- Reads action-oriented books and plays
- Reads books, plays, articles that are brief
- Studies for short periods interspersed with moving around
- Lays on floor or bed to study
Difficulties in Schooling:
- Having good interpersonal skills
- Having legible cursive handwriting - better with printing or keyboarding
- Sitting still; tend to fidget and need to move
- Listening to lectures more than four minutes
- Spelling
- Communicating without getting physically close to another person
- Recalling what is seen or heard - better at recalling what is done
- Expressing emotions without physical movement and gestures
- Sticking with one activity for a long period of time - best to enroll in courses that meet in one-hour blocks.