Study, Strive, Skilled #2

          Hello everyone!!
I'm positively certain that many of you guys out there are losing your motivation to work hard at school because it's spring, and it's almost the end of school since the weather is getting a whole lot warmer! It's normal to start getting lazier in your school work when there's only a few months left until school's out, even I lose motivation here and there. But there are FIIINALS on the waaay. So, I decided to make another Study, Strive, Skilled blog post for you guys so that you get your goals back on and ace as many assignments and tests as you can, because you can! I won't (at least I won't try to) mention the same tips as I did before in the first Study, Strive, Skilled post, so here are new ones.

So, I know I didn't mention this in my other Triple S post (cool name, eh?), and it's the way you write your notes and review them. During class what I've been doing so far and it's helped me a lot, is to leave a space at the top of the page you're writing on, write down your notes and then when you're back to review what you've written, try to sum up your notes into a question... if that makes any sense, haha! But actually, your notes are the answer, you just have to write down the question that connects the two together.

Haha, I remember this activity my class did last year to help each other out when it was time for finals! It was for our social studies class, and to remember vocabulary words, we learned our vocab words through the wonderful games of HEADBANDZ and HEADS UP!! It was seriously so much fun! So all you need are like, flashcards and pen/marker to see the words clearly, and of course you need your classmates and friends! Write down all the vocab words you need to learn and then mix them all up in one big pile. Pick a card (any card =) ) from the pile without looking at it and just hold it up against your forehead so you don't see what word you got. The next thing you need to do is to play Head Bandz or Heads Up, and not only will you memorize your vocabulary for your test, but you will also
have FUN doing it!! I swear I will do this with my friends every year when it's time for finals because it actually really works!

Okay, so I know one or two of my friends literally always brings a book everywhere they go. Even if it's for a school pep rally, one of them will bring a book to read as we wait for the assembly to start! So I was thinking, instead of a book, why not bring your notes? I mean, not during school assemblies or something like that, but just bring your notes with you wherever you go so that when you have free time, you can pop them out and read them! For example, when you have after school activities and your parents are driving you to your destination, bring your notes to review and read them in the car (just make sure not to get car sick likes I always do!).

These were a few ways to get you to keep going on your studies until the end of the school year! Hopefully this will help you, and I hope you work hard! Don't forget, work hard, play hard =). Until next time everyone!

Keep Smiling,
M-L