A Multisensory activity

This activity, which was done in our class by our teacher trainer Stefania Ballotto, appeals to different senses. It can show us the senses that are the most important ones for our students, it can give us the idea of how our students learn and it will certainly motivate them to speak when they compare their answers.
Intelligences involved: Intrapersonal, interpersonal, kinaesthetic, linguistic, visual/spatial, logical-mathematical.
The teacher chooses three different places in the classroom – place A, B and C. The students will have some paper and writing material and will have to go and stay at place A, B or C if they choose answer A, B or C in the following multiple choice exercise. Then the teacher dictates this:
Question 1 – Which do you prefer?
A. reading a book
B. smelling a book
C. hearing a book read to you?
When the students go to the place that corresponds to their choice, they will have to write two reasons why they have chosen that possibility. Then they can share their answers with the whole class.
Then, the same activity is repeated with other questions. Examples of possible questions are:
Question 2 – Which do you prefer?
A. kneading dough
B. smelling dough
C. tasting dough
Question 3 - Which do you prefer?
A. feeling the wind
B. seeing the wind
C. hearing the wind
Question 4 - Which do you prefer?
A. stroking a cat
B. watching a cat
C. hearing a cat purr