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I Have “M.I.” Strengths!

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There are so many ways to be smart! Can your class identify their intelligences? The third of five career and college lesson plans designed for sixth graders challenges them to assess their unique skills. Once they determine their intelligences, they use the information to locate careers made just for them.

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Concepts

intelligence, multiple intelligences, math fluency, nature, life skills, self assessment, self-awareness, career skills, career readiness, career planning, careers, linguistics, interpersonal communication, personalities

Additional Tags

college and career readiness

Instructional Ideas

Hand out the vocabulary for the lesson and have individuals prepare examples of each form of intelligence for class the next day
After the lesson, create groups of scholars with similar intelligences and ask them to create presentations that illustrate their skills

Classroom Considerations

Each learner needs a copy of all handouts and scissors for cut-out work

Pros

Pupils love to learn about the different forms of intelligence and which ones they possess!
Great printables allow students to see the big picture of the lesson
The activities also work well as a standalone lesson

Cons

None

Common Core

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