embodiedthinking
nounUK /ɪmˈbɒdid ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
US /ɪmˈbɑːdid ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
Thinking with your whole body, not just your brain.
Dancing helps kids use embodiedthinking to understand rhythm and space.
RELATED WORDS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Learning by doing things with your hands and body.
Building a model train set is a kind of embodiedthinking.
3. Using body movements to help solve a problem.
She used embodiedthinking to figure out how to climb the wall.
4. The idea that our bodies shape how we understand the world.
In class, we talked about embodiedthinking and how touch helps us learn.