File Folder Study Guides
Here’s a really neat idea to help your student learn organizational skills to improve study habits. All you need is a blank file folder, some fine-point pens, scissors and some glue. Optionally, you can punch holes in the spine of the folder to fit into a loose-leaf notebook.
Help your student make note of important information for each chapter or section in a study folder. Write the information right on the folder or cut out charts, graphs, etc. and glue them in place. Other ideas to jot on the folder include answers to study questions, outlines of text, references from the internet or other books, and questions that should be answerable after studying this information.
Label the tab of the folder and hole-punch it to fit into a notebook if you wish. Now, when it comes time to study for the next big test, all of the information is right at your fingertips! Just grab the folder and everything important that has been covered in class is right there. Save the folders, and you’ll have a great resource for studying for those cumulative midterms and final exams. Keep them even longer, and you’ll have a handy set of notes for later classes that build on the information that you’ve just learned.
This activity will help students learn to outline, summarize and prioritize information. They will need to uncover ways to discern the important from the trivial, and that will help later with highlighting college texts.
Why not give it a try?
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