Plan and reflect
Plan My Drawing
Before you draw: choose your idea, shapes and colors. After you draw: look back and set a goal.
Thinking sheet · Plan and reflect
Study Strategy Toolbox
Try six ways to study and rate how well each worked for you.
- Grades
- 3–6
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Plan and reflect
- Kids practice
- metacognition, study skills, self-evaluation
What kids do
“Which study tools work best for YOUR brain?”
- Study tools I tried
- My top tool, and why:
How to run it
- Try one tool a day for a week.
- Test yourself the next day to see what stuck.
- Share top tools as a class.
Talk about it
- Which tool surprised you?
- Does it depend on the subject?
- Why does drawing help memory?
Take it further
Make a poster of your top tool.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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