How many different learning styles are there? Four? Five? Seven? Twelve? It depends on who you ask. But the point of this lesson is that people learn differently, and most have a way or ways that work best for them. To help identify their preferred learning styles, participants complete a "Learning Styles Profile" inventory, a "Learning Styles Summary," and then identify study methods appropriate for their style. To complete the lesson, groups identify their learning style, develop a plan for a group project, and assign roles based on preferred learning styles.

Concepts

social-emotional learning, learning styles, self-awareness, Study Skills, Social & Emotional Learning

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Instructional Ideas

• Rather than using Hamlet for the social/interpersonal group, consider substituting a play or film all participants are familiar with
• Have the seven groups post their list of effective study methods

Classroom Considerations

• First of six lessons in the Skills for School Module
• Requires copies of three activity sheets

Pros

• The lesson teaches participants that each individual learns in different ways
• Groups create and share lists of study methods that work for their learning styles

Cons

• None