Lesson Plan for the Four Learning Styles

There are four distinct learning styles. Students are either visual, auditory , tactile or kinesthetic learners. Visual learners need to see what they learn. Auditory learners learn by hearing. A tactile learner needs to touch what they learn. Kinesthetic learners need to move in order to remember what they are being taught. This is a lesson plan on the United States using all four learning styles.

In order to teach this lesson, these items are needed: ac large United States map, colored tape, sticky Velcro, smooth Velcro,50 pieces of cardboard paper about half inch by one and a half inch, and a timer.

Steps
1. Tape the United States Map to the white board or a blank wall.
2. Cover the names of all states with the colored paper. i simply taped the colored paper over the state names.
3. Place a piece of sticky Velcro on each state, somewhere near the middle. The smaller eastern states might need Velcro in the Atlantic Ocean, with a marker line leading to the specific state.
4. Place state names on the small pieces of paper. Place Velcro on the back of each piece of paper.
5. Place smooth Velcro on the board, beside the map. The states will be placed on these sticky pieces of Velcro for the start of the game.

Playing the Game

Explain the game. Each student will be given a set period of time top move the states beside the map onto the map at the correct state. They will have to guess where the states go, as the names have been covered before the game. Each student will be timed to see how long it takes. As they place a state, they are to say the name.At the end of the game, a student is allowed an additional minute or two to correct any states they do not have correct. The teacher can tell them how many they have incorrect.The winner is the student who finds the most correct states in the least amount of time.

How Each Learning Style Learns From the Game

A visual learner works well with maps. The map, plus reading names visually on colored paper helps them learn the states. The auditory learner is saying the name of the state, which helps him to remember. The tactile learns is actually placing the paper on the map, which works with his need to touch. The kinesthetic learner is moving, which is style of learning.

By being creative and coming up with unique lesson plans, geared four all four learning styles, all students can be successful in learning material and remembering.It takes a bit of time, but is wroth the benefit the students receive.