Midterm Prep Made Easy! by Revolution Prep

MIDTERM PREP MADE EASY! Three tips on making your student's midterm prep a bit more effective!

TIP 1: STUDY EARLY AND OFTEN Directions: Carve out study time each day leading up to your exams.

Use the template below to plan your study schedule!

DAILY STUDY PLANNER TASKS

DATE TIME NEEDED

GOAL

hrs

mins

ACTUAL

hrs

mins

SUBJECT/CHAPTER/TOPIC

STUDY MATERIALS TIMETABLE : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

NOTES

TIP 2: SYNTHESIZE YOUR NOTES Directions: When reviewing your notes, synthesize what you've learned by using a graphic organizer. Check out the examples below, or create your own!

Venn

Flow chart Amphibians

Liquid

Solid Salamanders

Gas

Frogs

Webbing

Timeline 1980s

1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Table Setting Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Newts

Main Characters

Plot Events

SYNTHESIZE YOUR NOTES (CONT.) d Here Fol

2-3 Column Notes

You can fold it to create a study sheet.

2 Columns Notes

Main Idea

Supporting Details

Personal Connection

Mammals

Warm blooded Hair or fur Live birth

I remember when our dog, Charlie had puppies.

Cold blooded Dry, scaly skin Most lay eggs

Zoo field trip, I got to hold a snake and it felt different than I was expecting.

Warm blooded Feathers Lay eggs

I know that even though they don’t all fly, all birds have wings and feathers.

Class: Mammalia

Reptiles Class: Reptilian

Birds Class: Aves

3 Columns Notes

TIP 3: THE FEYNMAN LEARNING TECHNIQUE The Feynman Technique is the best way to supercharge your learning. And it works no matter the subject. Devised by Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Richard Feynman, it leverages the power of teaching for better learning.

Learning doesn’t happen from skimming through a book or remembering enough to pass a test.

Information is learned when you can explain it and use it in a wide variety of situations. The Feynman Technique gets more mileage from the ideas you encounter by helping you make connections to things you already know and putting it into your own words - making recall a bit easier.

Have your student teach the material to someone else in the simplest way.

They've truly mastered the content if they can break it down for a five-year-old.

FOLLOW THESE FOUR STEPS:

Write down the concept

Check your thought process

Explain it in your own words

Simplify and explain it to others