There are at least eight intelligences that are located in different parts of our brain that can be nurtured from potential to reality – in varying degrees.

LOGICAL MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCE

• Play number games, ask “What do you think would happen if…?” questions.
• Involve your child in daily routines, for example, sort laundry according to size, colour; count steps, number of people for dinner, number of plates required.

LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE

• Read books, labels, signs etc regularly to your child.
• Talk to your kid and ask him to tell you stories.

SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE

• Play with puzzles, paint, draw or use clay.
• Look for landmarks to find the way home or to regular places of visit.

MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE

• Expose them to music from young. Sing and dance with him or attend concerts.
• Use household material like pots, pans and pebbles in a bottle to make music

INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

• Encourage your kid to play with other children
• Teach him to share toys and request (instead of grabbing) and to take turns.

INTRAPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

• Affirm your child; show that you love him unconditionally.
• Encourage effort and explain expectations clearly.

BODILY-KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE

• Encourage your child to walk, climb, and run in parks and playgrounds safely.
• Let him explore with his hands through scribbling, drawing, dough and water play.

NATURALIST INTELLIGENCE

• Go for nature walks – parks, nature reserves, beaches, riverside to touch, feel and observe the nature.
• Use a magnifying glass to look at small creatures such as ants

Dr Khoo Kim Choo
Founder Director
Preschool for Multiple Intelligence/Sunbird Child Development Centre