3rd Grade - 5th Grade

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Upper elementary grades is a time in a student’s life where they may have a specialized teacher for individual subjects for the very first time. Skills such as long-term planning and organization for long-term projects become extremely integral.

 

As you go through 3rd, 4th and 5th grade, it is an important transition period to becoming an independent learner!

 

Habits to Start Building

• Have a dedicated study space

• Create a system to keep track of assignments and tests, and stick to that system

• Create calendars and corresponding checklists

• Figure out how to estimate how long projects will take, and learn to budget a certain amount of time for each of your assignments to be efficient

• Break large projects into smaller tasks to better manage and not overwhelm yourself

• Get used to asking teachers for help if you need it - EXTRA HELP and COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR TEACHER is critical to success. 

 

Study Tips

• • Get rid of distractions (i.e. cell phones, TVs, etc)

  • Rereading is not the same as learning!

Practice active learning (creating note cards, writing on post-it notes, diagramming concepts, highlighting, etc) instead of just reading notes

                                                         

Questions to Ask

 

• What information and materials/books do you need to do your assignment?

• What do you need to do first, then what step comes after that?

• If something did not work, why did it fail and how can you solve the issue next time?

• What environment do you study best in? What methods work best for you? Would you do anything differently next time?