Year 11 Revision Evening PowerPoint

Revision

How can you support your child through their exams?

Welcome Addressing worries from parents about what good revision should look like.

Empowering parents with an understanding of what is asked of their child in the exams.

Tips on what your child will need at home.

Advice on how to best support your child through a very stressful time.

Specific advice on English, Maths and Science Revision.

What did you have for lunch today

What did you have for lunch last Thursday?

Short term memory can only hold a few facts.

When it’s full new facts overwrite the old facts.

10 Images 15 Seconds What can you remember?

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Turning Short Term Memory into Long Term Memory

How long should people revise for?

Concentration

If you revise for 2 hours your memory works like this;

Time

How long should people revise for?

Concentration

But if you revise for 2 hours in 30 minute blocks with 10 minute breaks it looks like this:

Time

How long should people revise for?

Concentration

But if you revise for 2 hours in 30 minute blocks with 10 minute breaks it looks like this:

Time

Revision Barriers

Revision Barriers

Noisy Siblings

Revision Barriers

Noisy Siblings

Not knowing how to revise

Revision Barriers

Noisy Siblings

Not knowing how to revise

Not willing to speak to teachers

Revision Barriers

Noisy Siblings

Revisiting past work

Not knowing how to revise

Not willing to speak to teachers

Revision Barriers

Noisy Siblings

Revisiting past work

Not knowing how to revise

Clubs & activities

Not willing to speak to teachers

Revision Barriers

Noisy Siblings

Revisiting past work

Not knowing how to revise

Not willing to speak to teachers

Clubs & activities

Environment

Revision Barriers

Noisy Siblings

Revisiting past work

Lack of motivation / fear

Not knowing how to revise

Not willing to speak to teachers

Clubs & activities

Environment

Revision Barriers

Noisy Siblings

Revisiting past work

Lack of motivation / fear

Not knowing how to revise

Not willing to speak to teachers

Clubs & activities

Environment

Energy

Revision Barriers

Noisy Siblings

Revisiting past work

Lack of motivation / fear

Not knowing how to revise

Not willing to speak to teachers

Clubs & activities

Environment

Energy

Distractions

Where will your child revise?

Where will your child revise?

Where will your child revise?

Not in front of the TV Lay out all the materials for each subject to save time It’s worth trying to sort the bedroom out. Get rid of clutter, have proper space to work At a table, preferably in a quiet place Come to a compromise on music

What does revision look like?

What does revision look like?

Active Revision

epetition use?

Repetition

Index Cards • Each card should have the information from each module/topic you have studied.

• Most revision then will be based on around 12 cards.

• Make each card memorable.

Please tell me the following: What are the names of the planets in our solar system?

What are the notes on lines of the Treble Clef?

What are the colours of the rainbow?

Mnemonics The order of planets in average distance from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (Pluto) My Very Easy Method: Just Set Up Nine (Planets).

Mnemonics The order of planets in average distance from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (Pluto) My Very Easy Method: Just Set Up Nine (Planets).

My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos!

Mnemonics The order of planets in average distance from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (Pluto) My Very Easy Method: Just Set Up Nine (Planets).

My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos!

Mary’s Virgin Explanation Made Joseph Suspect Upstairs Neighbour

Mnemonics The notes represented by the lines on the treble clef stave (bottom to top): (E, G, B, D, F) Every Good Boy Deserves Football.

And the notes represented by the spaces between the lines: (F, A, C, E) just the word FACE

Mnemonics Order of colours in the rainbow, or visual spectrum: (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet) Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.

Revision pictures on the wall

Revision pictures on the wall

Teaching someone else Ask your child to explain the work to you.

If they can explain the work to you in detail it helps reinforce the information to them.

3 parts of exam success Recall of information

Understanding the questions

Application of the information

Teacher Support

Teacher Support 1. Engage 2. Actively participate 3. Ask questions 4. Ask for feedback 5. Open up dialogue

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Past Papers

1. Examination board websites 2. The school library 3. Direct from your teacher

Do you remember the 10 pictures?

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How to use the Revision booklet

How to use the Revision booklet

Thank you