Interpersonal Intelligence—"The Counselor/Minister/Teacher"

Interpersonal Intelligence—"The Counselor/Minister/Teacher"
People with high interpersonal intelligence process information through relatedness to others. They are "people" people. It is in relationship to and with other people that they best understand themselves and the world. Additional characteristics include the following:

• Ability to notice and discern subtleties among others, such as moods, temperaments, and feelings
• Discerns underlying intentions, behavior, and perspectives
• Easily makes friends and enjoys the company of others
• Ability to get into the perspective of another
• Responds to verbal and nonverbal communications-facial cues and body movements
• Recognizes and empathizes with others' feelings
• Ability to negotiate and handle conflict resolution
• Works cooperatively in a group
• Works well with a diverse group of people
• Good communication skills
• Loves to talk and influence

Activities for Interpersonal:

• Puppets
• Dramatic play, ie. playing house, knights, cowboys, tea time
  
• Have them "teach" it to you, another child or even their toys
  
• Cooking

The more these kids can "act out" what you are teaching them the better they can understand it.