Body/Kinesthetic Intelligence—"The Athlete/ Dancer/Actor/Surgeon"

Body/Kinesthetic Intelligence—"The Athlete/ Dancer/Actor/Surgeon"
People with high kinesthetic intelligence process information through their bodies-through muscle, sensation, and movement. Their bodies are their avenue to learning and understanding any content or subject and is also their preferred form of self-expression. Additional characteristics include the following:

• A fine-tuned ability to use the body and handle objects (fine and gross motor)
• Ability to express emotions through bodily movement
• Enjoys physical movement and dance
• Constant movement-likes to get up and move around
• Commitment to comfort
• Uses body to accomplish a task
• Experiences a strong mind/body connection
• Expands awareness through the body
• Experiences a total physical response
• Often good at creative drama

Activities for Kinesthetic:

• Climbing structure, mini-trampoline, Dance circle
• Woodworking
• Manipulatives
• Take-apart
• Imaginative-play center
• Playground/outdoor play
• Tactile-learning (e.g., sandpaper letters, sample textures and cloth)

You need to give these kids as many chances to do things themselves as you can, they won't really get it until they do it and sometimes over and over.