Naturistic Intelligence – What It Is

June 16, 2011

Also known as “nature smart”, Naturalist Learners assimilate information best through a magnifying glass—relating it to the natural world.These kids have a greater sensitivity to nature and their place within it, the ability to nurture and grow things, and greater ease in caring for, taming and interacting with animals. They are often good at recognizing and classifying different species.

There are many different aspects of naturalistic intelligence. This intelligence can be seen in weather prediction, gardening, cooking, civil engineering, landscape design, and rock/mineral/plant/animal classifications. The classification aspect of this intelligence can also be seen in categorizing things from the “non-natural” environment (e.g. different fashions by type and season).

Talk with your child about how s/he most enjoys using his or her nature smarts. Does s/he enjoy interacting with animals? Gardening? Collecting and classifying “specimens”? Marveling at nature’s majesty? (E.g. mountains, oceans, forests, etc.) Is s/he fascinated more by space or weather? How about evolution? Or geology?

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