How can you help your child with revision?
Warming up the Brain………..
Brain Gym…….
Simple exercises to help concentration and get the brain firing on both sides.
Warming up the brain….
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What is good revision?
Good techniques include…. Having an aim for each session. Focus on what you can’t do rather than what you
can. Breaking down work into ‘bite size’ chunks and not
just reading it but doing something with it. Note key points and phrases. Testing yourself Use the confidence grids.
Four stages of revision
Step 1: Preparation: Understanding what is needed
Step 3: Final Preparations
Step 4: The actual exams
Step 2: Starting revision: Preparing your materials
Stage One of revision
Step 1: Preparation: Understanding what is needed
Highlight the exams
Write them into the planner
Make sure you know what each exam entails
Sort out what you know and what you don’t
Use the confidence grids to help you
Getting the right attitude.
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Step 2: Starting revision: Preparing your materials
Step 1: Preparation: Understanding what is needed
Step 2: Starting revision: Preparing your materials
Mind maps
Mnemonics
Post its
Post cards
Posters
Question and answer
Ideas for making revision ‘ACTIVE’
Spider diagrams Creating large posters with colour Revision aids around the house. Record key ideas on phone and listen to them Work with a friend (only for some people this one) Use the TV but stop and pause make notes about what you
can remember. Read a pge then shut the book and write down what you can
remember. Tell someone what you have learned. Get people around (that is usually you) to test you.
Step 3: Using past papers
Step 1: Preparation: Understanding what is needed
Step 3: Final Preparations
Step 2: Starting revision: Preparing your materials
Step 4: The final exam (Scary)
Step 1: Preparation: Understanding what is needed
Step 3: Final Preparations
Step 4: The actual exams
Step 2: Starting revision: Preparing your materials
Step 1: Preparation: Understanding what is needed
Step 3: Final Preparations
Step 4: The actual exams
Step 2: Starting revision: Preparing your materials