Study Tips Skills

Study Tips

	Here's a quick way to enhance the effectiveness of color coded school supplies. Have your students make a small colored mark on the papers they have which need to be filed in their binders. Then when it is time to organize the papers, they need only look for the corresponding color binder.
	As many times as we remind our students to check the board and copy down assignments, there are still times when a child ends up at home, unsure of how to do an assignment, or the due date, or even the page or problem numbers. So, a very simple tip is to have "homework buddies". After the students have had a chance to meet and get to know each other, they should break down into groups of 4 and exchange telephone numbers. Knowing 3 other numbers increases the chances of finding someone at home when you need them. This tip is especially helpful with 6th graders, and will even help foster friendships.
	Here's one about homework: Have on hand a supply of "no assignment" sheets. When it is time to turn in a homework assignment, any child not having one must complete a no assignment sheet. This contains the student's name, date, class period or section and the name of the missing assignment. Next, the child has to check the appropriate reason for being unprepared. The choices are: I chose not to do it I did it and left it at home I did it and left it in my locker I lost it I have a homework pass (and attach the pass) I was absent *other - with a space for an explanation If the child does the assignment at a later time, the no assignment sheet is attached to it to explain the lower grade. If a parent request a conference, the sheets are there for them to see. It also gets rid of the problem when a child states the homework was handed in, but the teacher lost it! And, of course, the sheets can be color coded by subject. (this tip was adapted from one found on the following website www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com
	A really easy way for your students to make sure they do not forgot to pack any of the supplies they need for homework is to have them keep their A Pads out while packing their book bags. That way they can check each assignment and pack the proper supplies. They can even put colored dots next to each assignment to color code the homework to their school supplies.
	A great idea to help students keep track of organizing their time when doing long term assignments is to have them write on the due date of the assignment in their A-pad. Then, have them number from the due date back to the day it was assigned. This will serve as a reminder when they review their assignments each night, much like knowing the # of shopping days until Christmas motivates us to get moving!
	Here is one borrowed from Westmere's homework folders: The students should label the inside left pocket of the folder " papers to be left home" and the right pocket "papers to be returned to school." In that way, the students can avoid "locker build-up".

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