INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

HISTORY

  • Do an historical period “jigsaw” (each one learns part & teaches others)
  • Role-play a conversation with an historical figure
  • Imagine “passing over” into other times/lives–describe their feelings, thoughts, beliefs, values
  • Make a case for different perspectives on the Revolutionary War
  • Discuss the impact of key historical decisions on today’s world

MATHEMATICS

  • Solve complex story problems in a group
  • Conduct an “interviewing others” research project & calculate results as percentages
  • “Each one teach one” new math processes/ operations
  • Describe everything you do to solve a problem to a partner
  • Have teams construct problems linking many math operations, then solve them

      LANGUAGE ARTS

      • Experiment with joint story-writing–one starts then pass it on
      • Analyze the message or moral of a story with a group–reach a consensus
      • Use a “human graph” to see where a group stands on an issue
      • Read poetry from different perspectives & in different moods
      • Conduct language drill exercises with a partner (make it into a game)

      SCIENCE

      • Assign group research projects–groups design and implement their research plans
      • Use lab teams for science experiments & exercises
      • Discuss controversial health topics & write team positions papers
      • Describe the “before & after” of key scientific paradigm shifts

      GEOGRAPHY

      • Assume the perspective of another culture & discuss a current news item
      • Find the relation of geography/climate to customs/values
      • Create scenarios of “culture shock” &analyze for its causes
      • Brainstorm & prioritize ways to overcome various problems relating to the earth
      • Learn to read different kinds of maps, then teach another how to understand them

      EXTRA CURRICULAR

      • Learn a new dance & teach it to others
      • Create a team cooperative sculpture from clay
      • Sketch your partner with different expressions
      • Learn to sing rounds & counter-melody
      • Have students work in pairs to learn & improve sports skills

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