MIDTERM PREP MADE EASY! Three tips on making your student's midterm prep a bit more effective!
TIP 1: STUDY EARLY AND OFTEN Directions: Carve out study time each day leading up to your exams. Use the template below to plan your study schedule!
DAILY STUDY PLANNER TASKS
DATE TIME NEEDED
GOAL
hrs
mins
ACTUAL
hrs
mins
SUBJECT/CHAPTER/TOPIC
STUDY MATERIALS TIMETABLE : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
NOTES
TIP 2: SYNTHESIZE YOUR NOTES Directions: When reviewing your notes, synthesize what you've learned by using a graphic organizer. Check out the examples below, or create your own!
Venn
Flow chart Amphibians
Liquid
Solid Salamanders
Gas
Frogs
Webbing
Timeline 1980s
1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Table Setting Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Newts
Main Characters
Plot Events
SYNTHESIZE YOUR NOTES (CONT.) d Here Fol
2-3 Column Notes
You can fold it to create a study sheet.
2 Columns Notes
Main Idea
Supporting Details
Personal Connection
Mammals
Warm blooded Hair or fur Live birth
I remember when our dog, Charlie had puppies.
Cold blooded Dry, scaly skin Most lay eggs
Zoo field trip, I got to hold a snake and it felt different than I was expecting.
Warm blooded Feathers Lay eggs
I know that even though they don’t all fly, all birds have wings and feathers.
Class: Mammalia
Reptiles Class: Reptilian
Birds Class: Aves
3 Columns Notes
TIP 3: THE FEYNMAN LEARNING TECHNIQUE The Feynman Technique is the best way to supercharge your learning. And it works no matter the subject. Devised by Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Richard Feynman, it leverages the power of teaching for better learning. Learning doesn’t happen from skimming through a book or remembering enough to pass a test. Information is learned when you can explain it and use it in a wide variety of situations. The Feynman Technique gets more mileage from the ideas you encounter by helping you make connections to things you already know and putting it into your own words - making recall a bit easier. Have your student teach the material to someone else in the simplest way. They've truly mastered the content if they can break it down for a five-year-old.
FOLLOW THESE FOUR STEPS:
Write down the concept
Check your thought process
Explain it in your own words
Simplify and explain it to others