Learning and Remembering New Information
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LEARNING AND REMEMBERING NEW INFORMATION Organize information when putting it into memory Find connections
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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!
