Study Skills What you need to know!!!

Study Tips Make a game Ask questions Study a little each night Review without looking Don’t get distracted Study, review, repeat Phone a friend Ask someone to quiz you Make lists Use your book, notes, worksheets Move around Repetition

Study Buddy How – Quiz each other – Make a game – Make a test – Explain ideas to each other When Study Hall After School Weekends Who Friends Family Classmates

Chunking Break down what you need to study into smaller parts 5-7 ideas Before you study Master one chunk at a time Review ALL mastered chunks before you finish studying While you study

Bulleted List What to use booknotespacketworksheets How to do it - go through your materials and find info you need to know - copy the info onto a bulleted list - study the bullets

Mnemonics Make up a word or phrase where the first letter stands for something you need to know The Great Lakes H Huron O Ontario M Michigan E Erie S Superior The Planets MyMercury VeryVenus ExcellentEarth MotherMars JustJupiter Served Saturn UsUranus NachosNeptune

Flashcards Look at one side Get an answer in your head Flip the card Check yourself VocabDates People Question and Answer

Sticky Notes Use Sticky Notes PacketsNotesBooks Connections Main Ideas Vocabulary Important People Comprehension Questions What to sticky

Study Guides Pick out what you need to study and write it in a different form Study the guide Make it Visual – Color code – Draw pictures Graphic Organizer Outline A B Question and Answer Q 1 A1 Q2 A2

Explain Out Loud Study on your own Know your information Say what you need out loud

Vocab Squares Vocab Event Person Idea Draw a picture to help you remember -Definition - Important Info -Use Bullets Iroquois Indians -New York -Lived in Longhouses -6 Tribes