Revision Techniques How do you revise?

Do you know what you need to study for your January assessments?? On your grid, you need to ask your teachers this week what you will be studying for you assessment in January. You will write this down on your grid so you know what you need to do

Revision Timetable Give it a go!!!! Creating a revision timetable is a great way to organise your time. It also helps boost your motivation to revise for any assessments.  Weekend Timetable Evening Timetable   09.00-09.30 Subject 1/Topic 1 17.00-17.20 Break 10 mins 09.40-10.10 Subject 2/Topic 2 17.30-17.50 10.20-10.50 Subject 3/Topic 3 18.00-18.20 Break 20 mins 11.10-11.40 Subject 1,2,3/Topic 1,2,3 18.30-19.00 Give it a go!!!! Use the evening planner in your planner to organise your revision for this week Remember to organise your revision into manageable sections (20-30 minutes).

Mind Maps The theory behind mind mapping explains that making associations by connecting ideas helps you to memorise information easier and quicker. Research shows that creating visual aids, rather than simply reading material that is already provided leads to greater recall. Top Tips: Only write key words on the mind map. Use bright colours Draw pictures help you to memorise the information. Put the topic name in the middle of your page and use one ‘branch’ for each key point. If topics link together join them with a line and write how they relate.

Draw your mind map on the whiteboard Give it a go! Earth is our home planet and the only one known to support life. It is the fifth-largest planet and is orbited by one moon. Our planet is the only one in the solar system to have water in its liquid form, which allows it to support life. 71% of Earth's surface is covered in water and the oceans help to keep the temperature cool enough for life to survive. It takes 24 hours for the Earth to rotate once - a day - and it takes 365 days for the Earth to orbit the Sun - a year. The surface of our planet is very young because it is always changing. The surface is made up of different sections called tectonic plates which move over time, re-shaping the Earth's surface. Even though the Earth is over 4 billion years old, it is expected to support life for another 500 million years. Tutor Group Challenge! Using the information on Earth, create mind map to help you to memorise the information. Draw your mind map on the whiteboard

Post it notes/ Flash Cards Post it notes are a good way of getting across information really quickly -You can condense your learning onto them -They can be reminders of the things you struggle with -They can be used to test yourself -You can use them as tabs where the answer to a question will be underneath them A fun thing to do is to stick them around the house. Every time you go there you will see this information e.g. on your wardrobe, on the fridge or even on the back of the toilet door!

Give it a go! Pick a topic you can revise for you January assessments Using the post it notes, stick them to a place in your tutor set room where you will all see them See what you can remember tomorrow morning

Picture Coding Split an A4 page in half lengthways. Then write what you would like to revise on the left hand side. On the right, make a code for each sentence using one key picture. Revise your text and then cover one side and try to say it using just the pictures as a prompt.

Give it a go! Draw a picture(s) for each bullet point William gathered a fleet of 700 ships and a large army. Harold II marched quickly south from Stamford Bridge. He left many of his soldiers behind The two sides met at Senlac Hill, near Hastings. Harold II's army were at the top of Senlac Hill. They formed a shield wall to protect themselves. Some of the Norman soldiers began to flee because they thought William had been killed. William took off his helmet to show them he was still alive. Harold was killed. Most people believe that he was killed by an arrow in the eye. This theory is based on a scene in the Bayeux Tapestry.

Test Yourself – Give it a go What was the name of the hotel – St. Pancras What colour was the Bentley car at the beginning of the video – Blue/Grey What colour is Scary Spice wearing - Green How many people were stood on the stairs when the Spice Girls sing the chorus – 8 When Mel B is dancing on the table, what is in the background – Painting How many people are sat down eating when they start to rap – 3 people How many police men are outside the hotel at the end – 2 What colour is the bus – Green and cream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLIiF15wjQ

Test Yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLIiF15wjQ What was the name of the hotel? What colour was the Bentley car at the beginning of the video? What colour is Scary Spice wearing? How many people were stood on the stairs when the Spice Girls sing the chorus? When Mel B is dancing on the table, what is in the background? How many people are sat down eating when they start to rap? How many police men are outside the hotel at the end? What colour is the bus?

Teach someone else Think of a skills that you can do. This could even be some knowledge you know Write down five key steps to complete the skill Teach your partner how to do it. Share this with the class!

Top Tips: Use a revision strategy that works for YOU!!! Use highlighters to make key words stand out. For every 45 minutes of revision take a 15 minute break!!! Create a revision timetable. Tick off when you complete each piece of revision.