How to Study!
Some Things to Ponder
What Studying Is Not!
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Looking at your notes a few nights before the
test
What Is Studying?
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To apply oneself to learning
-Learning is an action!
Before Studying
At school
Have all the correct information!
Actively listen and ask
questions for clarification
Teacher color pen
No highlighters for this!
Before Studying
At Home
Environment
Body
Papers
What is the best time for me to
study?
BREAK-A-SWEAT RULE!
Exercise = Brain Candy!
What is the best Subject for
me to start with?
Prepare your Study Ecosystem!
Your brain CANNOT Multi-task!
Prepare Your Body??!
Get your Papers in order!
Creating a Study Plan
• 20 Minutes a night starting with
the date the test is announced
 Chunk your information. Learn a little
each night
 Review what was learned on previous
nights before learning new information
20:00
A Study Plan to Memorize
the Alphabet
Monday Tuesday
Learn a-e
Review a-e
Learn f-j
Sunday
Monday
Review a-t
Learn u-z
Review a-z
Tuesday
TEST DAY!
Wednesday
Thursday
Review a-j
Learn k-o
Review a-o
Learn p-t
Now
You’re
Ready To
STUDY!
A Summary of Educational
Research Reveals That We
Learn…
10% of what we read
20% of what we hear
30% of what we see
50% of what we see and hear
70% of what is discussed with others
80% of what we experience
90% of what we teach someone else!
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Glasser, William (2000), Every Student Can Succeed, Mosheim, TN: Black Forest Press.
So…to LEARN is to TEACH!
TEACH ANYTHING!
A Smart Studier’s Best Kept
Secret…..
The most dreaded question parents ask their
child at the dinner table after a day at school
“So honey, What did you learn at
school today?”
Instead of saying “nothing” teach them
what you learned!
Methods to use While Teaching
Flashcards
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Learn word to definition
Learn definition to word
Example:
Giraffe
Giraffe: An animal with a long neck
An animal with a long neck: Giraffe
An animal with
a long neck
Mnemonic devices
Kindly put cat out for going stinky
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
Never Eat Sour Watermelons
North East South West
List mnemonics as soon as you get the test!
Act it out
Earth’s revolution around the sun
The process of Photosynthesis
Games
Memory games
Jeopardy!
Practice Tests
Make them for yourself and take the test.
Make them for someone else.
Then without looking at notes…
grade it,
re-teach incorrect answers to “student”
answer any questions your “student” has
Can you do this all without looking at your notes?
Draw diagrams/pictures
Tree diagrams for number of outcomes
Location of items on a map
Earth’s position in relation to the sun during each season
But Remember…
The key is…

Teach and re-teach the information to
someone or something until you can say
it and write it without looking at your
notes!
Questions?
Please do not hesitate to contact me!
[email protected]
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LONG TERM PROJECT TIME MANAGEMENT
Break down your long term project into manageable steps. Write each step in a rectangle on the top of the timeline.
In the bottom rectangles place the date you want to have each step completed by. Feel free to make copies of this to use at home! Turn over for
blank copy…
Example: Studying for a vocabulary quiz
Get all my notes together
and check Edline to be
sure I’m studying the
necessary information
Put all 9 vocabulary words
onto index cards. Front=
word, back= definition
Learn 3 index card words
and write them in a
sentence that I create on
my own
Review the 3 words from
yesterday. Learn 3 more
index card words by drawing
a picture of what they mean
Day 1 – Sept. 14th
Day 2- Sept. 15th
Day 3- Sept. 16th
Day 4- Sept. 17th
Review the 6 words and
learn 3 more by
performing a skit that
displays the meanings
Review the 9 words and
create a practice test. To
teach is to learn!
Have a parent take the test
while I then grade it. I will
explain why it was corre ct
or why it was wrong!
TEST DAY….I am
prepared because I
“Chunked” my studying!
Day 5- Sept. 18th
Day 6- Sept. 19th
Day 7- Sept. 20th
Day 8- Sept. 21st
LONG TERM PROJECT TIME MANAGEMENT
Break down your long term project into manageable steps. Write each step in a rectangle on the top of the timeline.
In the bottom rectangles place the date you want to have each step completed by. Feel free to make copies of this to use at home! Turn over for
blank copy…
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Time Management Sheet
Time
3:00
3:30
4:00
4:30
5:00
5:30
6:00
6:30
7:00
7:30
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Time Management Sheet
Time management is a skill that needs to be taught and most 6 th graders will need support with this. Below is a
visual of their afternoons and evenings. When do they get to play? When is it HW time? When can they have a
break? When is soccer practice? When is dinner? This all can be put on the schedule below in order to help
students learn to manage their time most effectively. Turn over for a blank template that you can copy…
Example:
Time
Monday
Walk or
3:00 take bus
home…
Snack
3:30 time!
4:00
Tuesday
Walk or take
bus home…
Piano
practice
Wednesday
Walk or
take bus
home…
Play with
friends
Thursday
Walk or
take bus
home…
Start
easiest
HW
English
homework
and check
Edline
Play
outside
Break
Religious
school
4:30
Start HW. EMath
5:00 homework mail teacher if
Friday
Walk or
take bus
home…
Friend
over to
work on
project
Saturday
Fun time!
Sunday
Finish the
project
Fun time!
Dinner
there are
questions!
Soccer
5:30 Practice
Dinner
Dinner
homework
homework
Play
Dinner
6:00
Dinner
Homework
Dinner
Study for
quiz
Walk the dog
and play
outside
TV/Computer
time
Finish HW
and check
Edline
Fun time!
6:30
Finish
7:00 HW
Play
7:30 outside
Snack and
8:00 TV time
Family Time
Review
8:30 notes for
quiz/test
Get ready Get ready for
bed…read
9:00 for
bed…read
TV time
homework
TV time
Sleepover!
Review
notes/finish
HW
Get ready
for
bed…read
Review
HW/Notes/Study
Watch TV/
play on
computer
Get ready Get ready
for
for
bed…read bed…read
Get ready Get ready for
for
bed…read
bed…read