Years 6, 7 & 8 Revision Session

Years 6, 7 & 8 Revision Session

Why Now? • You need to work out the best way for them to revise • Never too soon to start • Even if you do not need to sit an entrance exam it is still a useful skill • Practice makes perfect!!

Different types of learners • Auditory • Visual • Kinaesthetic

What’s revision all about? • Knowing your learning style and which technique to use when • Preparing all the right pieces of equipment • Frequent over learning • Short sessions – little and often • Make clear notes and/or mind maps • Buddy learn • Drink water

HERE IS THE LEARNING TRIANGLE! LECTURING 5 % READING 10 % AUDIO-VISUAL 20% DEMONSTRATION 30 % DISCUSSION 50 % PRACTICE BY DOING 75% TEACHING OTHERS 90%

Exams are not that far away!Before half term ...... • Make a list of your topics • Make sure you have a copy of the exam timetable when you come back • Make sure you have all your books and files including any revision sheets and other aids

If you don’t have ......Ask • Teachers won’t bite! • Don’t leave it until the Friday of half term. • Better to be safe than sorry

Before you begin • Plan your revision timetable • Little and often • Stationary – pens, paper, card, treasury tags • Water • Food

Different ways to revise • Mind maps • Linear notes • Buddy learning • Cards • Talking • Recording • Pelmanisms • Recording • And any others that work for YOU!!!!

HISTORY & RS Draw Cartoons Linear Notes Buddy Learning Mind Maps Flash Cards Answering exam questions

ONLY EFFECTIVE IF YOU MAKE YOUR OWN DO NOT HAVE TO BE ARTISTIC PLANNED MIND MAPS SEQUENCING OF IDEAS USE COLOUR USE PICTURES MIND MAPS

BrainstormingYou need to practise brainstorming essay questions

.Choose a war which you have studied and explain its most important causes

Science • Use cards • Silly sentences • Rhythms and rhymes • Mnemonics • Buddy learning • Triangles • Mind maps

Reactivity series • Please • Stop • Calling • My • Awesome • Zebra • In • Latin • Class

Maths • Practise, practise, practise! • Use Mr Borrows revision cards • ISEB book of practise questions

Times tables • Pelmanisms • Numbershark wordshark.co.uk 2 x 5 10

French • VOCABULARY – use colour and pictures; tape recordings and pelmanism; to learn m and f try putting words in ‘boy’ and ‘girl’ type pictures! • PRESENTATIONS – cartoon strips using pictures and colour; acting out • LETTER WRITING – pre- planning really helpful

Geography • MAP LEARNING – LOTS of ‘over learning’, use blanks and add pictures; acronyms ANYTHING that helps you to remember • Topics – mind maps can help and so can making simple notes and talking them through with someone else. CASE studies!

English • EXAM TECHNIQUE – how to score most points • Check your proof reading skills • Plan your writing!!!!!!

DOSPAMD – descriptive O – onomatopoeiaS – simileP – personificationA – alliterationM - metaphor

Finally • Start early • Plan and work in short bursts • Buddy learn -90% - anywhere any time • The quirkier the better

Years 6, 7 & 8 Revision Session