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Kinds of learning styles

There are many ways to look at learning styles; here's a good sample that will cover the basics. You might find that these will become more helpful with primary school aged children rather than pre-schoolers. 

• Concrete or abstract Does an individual learn by direct concrete experience (doing, acting, sensing, and feeling) or abstractly by analysing, observing, and thinking.
• Active or reflective processors Does an individual make sense of new information by immediately using it? Or thy they learn better through reflecting on it?
• Right brain or left brain Does a student look at the parts, think in sequential linear logic, and try to be analytical and objective? Or are they intuitive and holistic, looking also at the personal feelings and perspectives of the people involved?
• Auditory or visual Do they learn better through listening or through seeing something such as print, film, picture, or diagram?
• Applied or conceptual Applied learner want tasks with real objects and practical, real-life learning situations. Conceptual learners prefer ideas.
• Spatial or nonspatial Can they visualize how things work and their position in space? Or do they tend to rely on verbal or language skills?
• Social or independent Do they want to work with other people and enjoy personal interaction? Or do they like to work and study alone and set their own goals?
• Creative or pragmatic learners Are they imaginative and inventive? Do they like discovery and taking risks? Or are they practical, logical, and systematic.
• Thinkers or implementers Do they want to discover the relevancy or "why" of a situation and reason from information that is detailed, systematic, reasoned and concrete? Or do they want to know how to apply information, look at practical implications, and try it out?
• Divergers or convergers Do they seek to generate many different answers, or do they try to use detailed, systematic, reasoned information to work toward a single preferred answer?

Some educators don't use the pairs so much and identify types:

• Active experimenters are motivated by the question, "What would happen if I did this?" They ask "What if ... ?" and "Why not ... ?".
• Language-oriented learners think in words, and are sensitive to their meanings, sounds and rhythms. They verbalize concepts and tell tales and jokes. They might like reading or prefer oral communication.
• Kinaesthetic learners process knowledge through physical sensations and are naturally active. The idea of five kilograms doesn't mean much; they want to pick it up and feel the weight. They have a good understanding of their own physical movement and are often good at sport.
• Musical learners listen for ideas in music and how to interpret sounds.