Tracey Major Lesson 1 Study Skills LEARNING STYLES Tracey Major Lesson 1 Study Skills

Don’t forget to take notes Lesson Outcomes Identify personal learning style. Describe personal learning style. Don’t forget to take notes

Activity 1 How do you Learn?

Which do you think you are? You are all Word smart Number smart Picture smart Music smart Body smart Nature smart Self smart People Smart Which do you think you are?

Word smart people like to… Learn by reading. They are good at: Written essays -Vocabulary Quizzes Keywords -Written reports Learning Logs -Journals Poetry Writing -Word games

Number – smart people are good at … Puzzles -Sudoku Timelines -Formulae Reading graphs -Pattern games Putting things in order (numerical, size, etc)

Picture–smart people are good at, and Are quick to understand Pictures Colours Art Charts Maps Puzzles

Music - smart people … Like to learn through their ears. They are good at Remembering lyrics Chanting Listening to stories on tape Remembering bits of poetry

Body – smart people … Like to learn by moving around or moving parts of their body. They like Acting out a play (scenario/role play) dramatizing someone’s speech Learning outdoors Revising on their feet

Nature smart people … Easily understand Shapes Maps Directions Places They learn by moving things around and are good with puzzles

Self –Smart people… Learn by thinking and working out how they feel about something. They Prefer to work alone Are independent and self reliant Like to think about things before they give an answer Are good at solving problems alone

People - Smart people… Like -to learn by bouncing their idea off someone else -to explain their work to someone -work with others -to teach others

Which do you think you are now? You are all Word smart Number smart Picture smart Music smart Body smart Nature smart Self smart People Smart Which do you think you are now?

Points to remember Every one is smart in all the 7 ways . It is just that some people are more body smart than others or music smart than others etc This can help with teamwork tasks, why?

Group Activity In your groups, Can you come up with a perfect team for team challenges?

Individual Activity Now complete the individual questionnaire. This questionnaire will show if you are :- Listener ( A) Hands on , practical (K) Visual ( read and write) (V)

Using your questionnaire and notes from lesson; Create a colourful and informative leaflet. You need to include:- Description of how you prefer to learn and why. The names of different learning styles you have discovered best describe you. Definitions of your learning styles.