LEARNING AND REMEMBERING NEW INFORMATION

Organize information when putting it into memoryFind connections

CHUNK Western states: California,

Washington, Oregon Mid-western states: Kansas,

Missouri, Nebraska Southern states: Mississippi, Georgia,

Louisiana Eastern states: Massachusetts,

Maine, New York

OUTLINE I. Teachers at KMS

A. Core TeachersA. 6th Grade

A. Math – Mr. JenningsB. Science – Mr. CampbellC. Social Studies – Mrs. NixonD. Language Arts

A. Mrs. KruseB. Mr. Bogert

B. 7th GradeC. 8th Grade

B. Elective Teachers

THREADSTIE TOGETHER INFORMATION

Apples, bananas, peaches, apricots FRUITS

J.F. Kennedy, A. Lincoln, J. Garfield US presidents who were assissinated

DIAGRAMS, TABLES, OR CHARTSAuthor Nationality

BookPearl Buck American The Good EarthHerman Melville American Moby DickErnest Hemingway American The Old Man and

the SeaEmily Bronte British Wuthering HeightsCharles Dickens British A Christmas CarolJane Austin British Pride and PrejudiceMark Twain American Tom Sawyer

CONCEPT MAPS

AKRONYMSROY G. BIV

RHYMES

Thirty days hath SeptemberApril, June, and November

All the rest have thirty-one,February stands alone.

RHYMES

In fourteen ninety-two

Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

WORD PLAY

Olfactory = “oil factory”

Aorta = “an order”

CONNECT TO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

Think of examples Ask questions about it Talk about it Write down ideas Relate it to what you learned yesterday

or heard on the news last night Relate it to your own life

MAKE UP A STORYCrocodile, army, television, book, pizza, school, football

A crocodile joined the U.S. army but spent all of his time watching television, reading his only book, and eating pizza. He flunked out of crocodile school but was an excellent tackle on the football team

YOUR TURN NOW!Complete the excercises in your packet!

OTHER TIPS Put it in your own words Say it in a way that makes sense to you Relate new material to something you

already know Ask questions: What does this mean? Why is it so?

How did this happen? Is this good or bad? How could this information be useful?

Relate it to yourself: How could I use this? How does it relate to my past or future?

• Summarize the information

• Add meaningful things to the information.

MENTAL PICTURES To learn the parts of somethingAnthers (parts of a flower) look like antlers (on a deer) To remember numbers 5,250 feet in a mile Identify countries/states on a map Italy boot Word pairsFrankfort is the capitol of Kentucky --- Ken eating a frankfurter Helsinki is the capitol of Finland ---- boat is sinking and I see a fin in

the water

MENTAL PICTURES Order of things:(mental map of rooms

at home ) PICTURE THIS as you mentally walk

through your house:

George Washington washing clothes in the laundry room

John Adams eating an apple (Adam’s apple) in the kitchen

LIST OF ITEMSLearn a rhyme

One is a bunTwo is a shoeThree is a treeFour is a doorFive is a hive

Six is sticksSeven is heavenEight is a gateNine is a lineTen is a hen

Associate each item with a picture (e.g. the first item is a bun, the second item is a shoe, etc.)

FOR EXAMPLE Decision Making

Identify the problem

Brainstorm possible solutions

Consider the results of each solution

Narrow down choices

Decide on plan of action

Apply the solution

Try another idea if it doesn’t work out

YOUR TURN NOW!Complete the excercises in your packet!