6th Grade Study Skills Lesson

Complete lesson for Introducing students/teachers to learning styles (audio, kinesthetic/tactile, visual) and how they affect student success. This 16 slide interactive presentation includes: Online assessment links/single slide assessment Group exercise that gets students thinking about how they learn Charts of how students retain knowledge vs. how they are taught Words per minute students' write vs. teachers' lecture time Overview of 3 learning styles Discussion slides with study helpers Group activities for comparing/contrasting learning styles Extra Resources for viewing tips to improve memory, study skills, and testing skills An easy, interactive, visual presentation to introduce students/teachers to learning styles and how they affect success in the classroom. Great for education majors, flipped classrooms, reviewing back to school skills, and first year college students.

This AVID strategy of layering focused notes is the perfect instructional routine to display for any class in any subject area! Layering is a strategy that clarifies the second and third phases of the focused note-taking process by asking students to revisit their notes multiple times, thinking critically with a different purpose in mind.

Why layering?

Each layer added to the notes is completed in a different color, so a student’s interactions are visible to the instructor and to the student. This not only allows the instructor to assess the quality of the student’s thinking and interaction with the content, but it also solidifies learning about the process and the content itself. Additionally, the use of color enhances retention for visual learners.

Instructional Goals

Students will:

• Add layers of thinking to their notes to process and connect their thinking.

• Use colors to show their repeated interactions with their notes.

Materials needed

If taking notes on paper, students will need a variety of colored pens, colored pencils, highlighters, and markers to use for the note-taking layers.

Directions

• Provide time for students to complete each layer by adding to their notes with a different color.
• Work on one layer at a time. Consider whether developing learners need more structure or fewer components to add during each layering session, compared with more experienced note-takers.
• Have students keep a key to indicate what color is used for each layer (they can make their own key or use the example.)

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Help students to manage goal setting and meeting goals with the Resolution Sheet and Resolution Calendar. Students choose their resolutions, think about results, list steps to achieve their goals, set time frames, and track their progresses. Great for motivating students to improve behaviors, grades, exercises, etc... Includes directions for use.