1. Study Skills
Long Term Planning

2. Learning Objectives To learn strategies to plan ahead
To learn to think ahead

3. Think Ahead
You may find it easier to work from day to day BUT all of a sudden a test is upon you or an end of year exam.

4. Weekly Planner Use a Weekly Planner
Keep it on the kitchen or bedroom wall.
Write up:
Homework due
Clubs
Activities
Trips

5. Picture of Weekly Planner

6. Homework Diary This is the most important piece of
communication that you have between
HOME and SCHOOL.
Keep it handy at all times
Write neatly AND IN DETAIL so you can read the information when you get home
Write in the dates and subjects that you have for HOMEWORK

7. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR DIARY AT HOME
Homework Diary
Remember to show your parents the DIARY
REMEMBER to have your diary signed.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR DIARY AT HOME

8. Picture of Planner

9. Think Ahead
Think ahead about what you would like to be doing in five years time – it might give you the incentive to get on with your work.
Think of study as a
MEANS TO AN END

10. Long Term Planning Check your HOMEWORK DIARY NOW Does it have:
weekly dates
HW subjects marked in for every day
has it been signed every week