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Learning and Remembering New Information

Organize information when putting it into memory Find connections. Learning and Remembering New Information. Western states : California, Washington, Oregon Mid-western states : Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska Southern states : Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana

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Learning and Remembering New Information

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  1. Organize information when putting it into memory Find connections Learning and Remembering New Information

  2. Western states: California, Washington, Oregon Mid-western states: Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska Southern states: Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana Eastern states: Massachusetts, Maine, New York CHUNK

  3. I. Teachers at KMS • Core Teachers • 6th Grade • Math – Mr. Jennings • Science – Mr. Campbell • Social Studies – Mrs. Nixon • Language Arts • Mrs. Kruse • Mr. Bogert • 7th Grade • 8th Grade • Elective Teachers OUTLINE

  4. Apples, bananas, peaches, apricots • FRUITS • J.F. Kennedy, A. Lincoln, J. Garfield • US presidents who were assissinated THREADStie together information

  5. Author Nationality Book Pearl Buck American The Good Earth Herman Melville American Moby Dick Ernest Hemingway American The Old Man and the Sea Emily Bronte British Wuthering Heights Charles Dickens British A Christmas Carol Jane Austin British Pride and Prejudice Mark Twain American Tom Sawyer DIAGRAMS, TABLES, OR CHARTS

  6. CONCEPT MAPS

  7. AKRONYMS ROYG. BIV

  8. Thirty days hath September April, June, and November All the rest have thirty-one, February stands alone. RHYMES

  9. In fourteen ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue. RHYMES

  10. Olfactory = “oil factory” Aorta = “an order” WORD PLAY

  11. 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 CONNECT TO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

  12. Crocodile, 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 MAKE UP A STORY

  13. Complete the excercises in your packet! Your turn now!

  14. 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? Other tips

  15. Summarize the information • Add meaningful things to the information.

  16. To learn the parts of something Anthers (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 pairs Frankfort 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

  17. 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 MENTAL PICTURES

  18. Learn a rhyme One is a bun Two is a shoe Three is a tree Four is a door Five is a hive Six is sticks Seven is heaven Eight is a gate Nine is a line Ten is a hen Associate each item with a picture (e.g. the first item is a bun, the second item is a shoe, etc.) List of items

  19. 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 For Example

  20. Complete the excercises in your packet! Your turn now!

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