6CHOOSE YOUR PENSTRIPE PAGESSTUDY SKILLS (PAGE 1)STUDY SKILLS (PAGE 2)Study skills - Ways to learn & reviseStudy skills - Ways to learn & reviseHow can I use my learning style preference to be a super learner?Mind mapsNow that you are aware of your learning style you can use a number of techniques to help youlearn and revise more effectively.These are powerful tools to help you organise information and remember it. As you work on yourmind map, stop and think; then add new thoughts like branches on a tree. You may want tore-draw your mind map. This is a good way to help the information stick in your long-term memory.Look at the activity ideas below:Follow the easy steps below to get started.Activities for Visuallearners (see-ers)Activities for Auditorylearners (listeners)Activities for Kinaestheticlearners (do-ers) Draw mind maps Read aloud Role play Use mnemonics Make index cards with Make visual displays- acrostics & acronyms Watch topic related videos- but stay focused! Use raps, rhythm & rhyme Create a video or Highlight keywords Explain your topic to a Use flow charts Draw graphs and mapspresentationfriend or let them explainit to you Do actions with keywords Walk around whenreading notes Underline keywords Use mimesUse sticky notes to label Record your notes and play diagramsthem backHighlightersDesign Right and Copyright © 2013 Penstripe Y3?WHWENHO?When you’reREVISING!MINDMAPPINGLOUSH ?AT SEWH I USticky notesMnemonics3 For each SUB-TOPIC writedown information that youneed to remember.4 Write clearly and usekeywords & phrasesand different colours.DWHY?FunFastPictures (theysay 1000 words)MorememorableHighlightersEasier thanwriting notesAttractiveFlash cardsPrepare these by writing a topic or theme title onto one side of a card and then list on thereverse all the relevant main points, keywords and phrases. To use them, turn your cards facedown and select a topic. Try to describe the key information on the other side. Turn the card overand see how much you remembered.Sticky notesUsing a range of different coloured highlighters to identify key points throughout your workis a good first step to revision. Select colours that give the most impact to emphasise theimportant points. The information you have highlighted can also be used to create Index Cardsand Flash Cards.Write revision points, formulae or definitions on sticky notes and stick them around yourroom or on paper; you can also leave yourself notes of things you need to do. They are a goodrevision tool whenever you need to move information around. Use different colours to helpstimulate your mind.Revision sheetsMnemonicsThese are summary sheets for each of the individual topics that you will have studied within asubject. They highlight the key ideas, issues, concepts and terminology on a single document.Colour code your Revision Sheets and use these colours on all the different resources you willrefer to for each subject.Index cardsThese contain most of the key information relating to a topic or subject. Write using bulletpoints which are easy to read, and cross reference cards to your notes for quick access to moredetail. You can even condense information down to ‘credit card’ size and keep cards in yourpocket to revise in ‘dead’ time, e.g. waiting for a bus.DescriptionStudy Skills (page 1)140Trips & eventsWhen you’re a Visualor KinaestheticlearnerColoured pens& pencilsThese are only a few suggestions; you don’t need to limit yourself to the activities underone heading. Develop your range of learning styles and choose different activities to createlearning and revision strategies that are varied and interesting. These and other ideas areexplored in more detail below. Read through them and then fill in the summary statement thatfollows.1 Identify the MAIN TOPICHere it is “MIND MAPPING” 2 Choose SUB-TOPICSHere these are: “How? Why?Write this boldly in theWhat should I use? & When?”middle of the page.Write these in a large arrowor along a thick line comingfrom the main topic.When you are just starting- it stimulates new ideas.ProjectsDesign Right and Copyright © 2024 PenstripePage Ref.Y3-5Mnemonics are methods or tricks to help improve your memory. There are several differenttechniques but two of the most popular are described below:Acrostic - a poem or text where certain letters in each line form a word or words thathelp you remember the correct order of things to be learnt.Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain(The colours of the rainbow: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green,Blue, Indigo, Violet)Acronym - A word formed from the initial letters of other words.BIDMAS(The order of operations: Brackets, Indices, Division,Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction)DescriptionStudy Skills (page 2)Page Ref.Y3-6Design Right and Copyright © 2013 Penstripe Y3 Draw diagramskeywords and definitions
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