4MAT Tower of Blocks

Explore the many elements of 4MAT with these interactive and dynamic training tools from About  Learning.

The 4MAT Tower of Tower of Blocks include descriptions of the four major learning types along with guidelines for stretching to develop a full range of learning skills. There are five blocks included in each set—one for each type and one added block to promote stretching. 

Each block is magnetized to allow them to be constructed in a variety of ways. This  makes them ideal for training sessions, or as a daily workplace reminder of how to use a full variety of learning methods when teaching, training or communicating with others.

Their innovative design allows them to be configured in a number of ways…

• to display your learning preferences from most to least
• to construct the 4MAT Learning Model, a tool for creating more dynamic learning
• to display areas requiring work and/or development
• to summarize key learning strengths
• to display the key facets of each learning type and its corresponding quadrant of learning