Study Habits For Children

Good Study Good Study Habits:Habits:

Secrets to Secrets to School School

SuccessSuccessDarwin C. Macalanda Darwin C. Macalanda Guidance CoordinatorGuidance Coordinator

Ten (10) IMPORTANT STUDY Ten (10) IMPORTANT STUDY SECRETSSECRETS

1. Knowing Your Teachers1. Knowing Your Teachers

What Does Your What Does Your TeacherTeacher Want?Want?

• • To see your performance To see your performance improve over time. improve over time.

• • To make you excited about To make you excited about learning and improving in learning and improving in the future, even after you the future, even after you leave their classes. leave their classes.

• • To be treated with respect and honesty. To be treated with respect and honesty. • • To know, at the very least, that all students To know, at the very least, that all students

are trying their best.are trying their best.

WHEN WHEN YOUYOU AND AND YOURYOUR TEACHERTEACHER

DON’T GET DON’T GET ALONG, ALONG,

YOU DO NOT YOU DO NOT ACHIEVE SCHOOL ACHIEVE SCHOOL

SUCCESSSUCCESS

2. Be A Good Student

•Do not absent in class.Do not absent in class. • Always come on time.Always come on time. • Never bring “entertainment” Never bring “entertainment”

to class.to class. •Don’t lie or cheat.Don’t lie or cheat. • Participate in class discussion.Participate in class discussion.• Do your homeworkDo your homework• Respect your classmates Respect your classmates

and teachersand teachers

3. Eat Your Breakfast3. Eat Your Breakfast

Skipping a breakfast can Skipping a breakfast can make you dizzy.make you dizzy. A low-calorie diet can make A low-calorie diet can make you feel weak and short of you feel weak and short of breath and can cause breath and can cause memory problems. memory problems.

Thin Thighs, Starved Thin Thighs, Starved BrainBrain

•Be here now.Be here now.•Stop worrying about the past or future.Stop worrying about the past or future.•Live as much as possible in the Live as much as possible in the

present.present. •Don’t look at the clock.Don’t look at the clock. •Stay focused and concentrate•Do not day dream Do not day dream

4. LIVE IN THE MOMENT4. LIVE IN THE MOMENT

5. 5. Listen ActivelyListen Actively

• Good listening means you are paying attention.• You can not listen if you are

talking!• Listen carefully to the

assignment and write it down in your notebook.

• Listen for the essential phrases from the teacher: “This is important…”

“It is essential that you know…”

6. Learn To Read

•Reading a textbook is not like reading a magazine, a newspaper, or a book you are reading for fun.

•You will not get much if you read it casually or if you read it just once.

•To master what you are reading, you need to go over it three times.

The “3 S” The “3 S” Reading Reading MethodMethod

Skim Scrutinize

Sweep Up

Look at the pictures and illustrations and read the captions underneath.

Read the summary and answer the quiz at the end of the chapter.

SkimSkimTo skim means to To skim means to previewpreview

Pick your peak time Pick your peak time for scrutinizing.for scrutinizing.

Read manageable Read manageable chunks.chunks. Banish all Banish all distractions.distractions.Mark your Mark your textbooks.textbooks.

Scrutinize

Sweep UpSweep UpRead through the assigned chapter or chapters again.Read through any parts you feel weak in.Master the material.Ask a classmate or go to your teacher.

7. Manage YOUR Time7. Manage YOUR Time Learn to organize and utilize your Learn to organize and utilize your time to best complete your tasks and time to best complete your tasks and responsibilitiesresponsibilities

Create a short term and long term Create a short term and long term time tabletime table

List the things that you will do after List the things that you will do after schoolingschooling

Start with your assignments and end Start with your assignments and end with reading your noteswith reading your notes

Set a regular time to study Remove distractions Have necessary supplies Record assignments in an

assignment book or on a calendar

8. Be Prepared in 8. Be Prepared in CLASSCLASS

““LAGING HANDA”LAGING HANDA”Mental preparationMental preparation• Read and review your books and notesRead and review your books and notes• Free your mind from worriesFree your mind from worries• Think positive thoughtsThink positive thoughtsPhysical preparationPhysical preparation• Get enough sleepGet enough sleep• Feed your bodyFeed your body• Dress appropriatelyDress appropriatelyFunctional preparationFunctional preparation• Test permitTest permit• Pencils/ penPencils/ pen• Pad papersPad papers

During the During the TestTest

• Pay attention to the number Pay attention to the number of points each questions is of points each questions is worth and allot your time worth and allot your time accordingly.accordingly.

• If you have trouble with a If you have trouble with a question, go to the next one question, go to the next one and come back to it later.and come back to it later.

• Make brief, concise notes for Make brief, concise notes for each essay question.each essay question.

The Real Group Study– You have a study net– Group study keeps you motivated

Get In With The Right Crowd– Avoid careless and disruptive people– Avoid students above or way below your skill level– Agree that your study time is sacred – Avoid having too much fun

9. CREATE A 9. CREATE A STUDY PLANSTUDY PLAN

Studying at Your Studying at Your OwnOwn

Alone “In the Zone”Alone “In the Zone”Set your mind that you are an unstoppable learning machine.Set your mind that you are an unstoppable learning machine.

Conquer your fear and insecurity and believe that you Conquer your fear and insecurity and believe that you will be doing great.will be doing great.

Tell yourself this: Tell yourself this: ““I am in my study zone”I am in my study zone”

10. Learn The Memory Tricks

MnemonicsMnemonics

Memory tricks that can help remember things that we need to know.

Mnemonic devices can help you:

File and retrieve important information for upcoming exams.

Apply what you learn to how you live.

Enjoy learning for its own satisfaction and share it with others.

AcronymsAcronymsAcronyms are Acronyms are

formed by formed by using the first using the first letter from the letter from the group of words group of words to form a new to form a new

wordword

AcronymsAcronymsLASER

LLightightAAmplification bymplification bySStimulatedtimulatedEEmission ofmission ofRRadiationadiation

SCUBASCUBA SSelfelfCContainedontainedUUnderwaternderwaterBBreathingreathingAApparatuspparatus

AcrosticsAcrostics

Made of words that each Made of words that each begin with each letter or begin with each letter or

letters that start each item letters that start each item in a series you want to in a series you want to

remember.remember.

Sample Sample AcrosticsAcrostics

My Very Eager My Very Eager Mother Just Serve Mother Just Serve

Us NiceUs NiceMercury, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,

Uranus, Neptune,

Decadent Decadent Hector Killed Hector Killed

Meg’s Gigantic Meg’s Gigantic TerrierTerrier

Deca Deca 1010HectoHecto 101022

KiloKilo 101033

MegaMega101055

GigaGiga 101099

TeraTera 10 101212

Every Good BOY DOES Every Good BOY DOES FINEFINE

Musical Notes on the Lines Musical Notes on the Lines of the Treble Clefof the Treble Clef(E – G – B – D – F)(E – G – B – D – F)

Let us Review the Ten Secrets

• Know your teacher• Be a good student• Eat your breakfast• Live in the moment• Listen actively• Learn how to read• Manage your time• Be prepared in class• Create a study plan• Learn the memory tricks

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Let us Let us

My Turn to Check if You Can Keep

the Secrets

Give at least three

secrets for school

success.

1. Know your teacher2. Be a good student3. Eat your breakfast4. Live in the moment5. Listen actively6. Learn how to read7. Manage your time8. Be prepared in class9. Create a study plan10. Learn the memory tricks

QuestionQuestion AnswerAnswer

What are the “3s”

of Reading

Method?

•Skim•Scrutinize •Sweep up

QuestionQuestion AnswerAnswer

Why do we need to eat our breakfast?

So that we will not

feel dizzy or weak for

the day

QuestionQuestion AnswerAnswer

What do we call a memory trick that is formed by using the first letter from the group of words to form a new word?

AcronymQuestionQuestion AnswerAnswer

What will you do to become a good student?

• Do not absent • Always come on time• Never bring

“entertainment” to class• Don’t lie or cheat• Participate in class

discussion• Do your homework• Respect your classmates

and teachers

QuestionQuestion AnswerAnswer

Enjoy Learning! Aim High and

Hit the Mark!!!

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Let us Take Advantage Let us Take Advantage of the Secrets of the Secrets

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