Applying Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences to a fifth grade mathematics curriculum

Abstract

For years people have attempted to develop new techniques for how children learn. Howard Gardner developed the theory of multiple intelligences. His original seven intelligences included linguistic, logical, spatial, musical, intrapersonal, interpersonal, and bodily kinesthetic. Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences received both positive and negative reviews. I attempted to create a two-week mathematics curriculum for fifth grade which integrates Gardner's intelligences in order to understand how Gardner's intelligences affect students.