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Ms. BRAM'S 5th Grade BLOG

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

  • HISTORY-      
    • Native American Project Presentations Today!
    • NO HOMEWORK!
  • GEOGRAPHY:  Regions of the United States
    • Identifying the States in the Rocky Mountain & NE Regions
      • QUIZ on FRIDAY, OCT. 2nd
  • STUDY SKILLS/TECHNOLOGY
    • Typing Lessons 2 ( d & k ) 
    • JUST FOR FUN...
    • Improving Memory Quiz - Thurs. OCT 1st
      • Two Levels of Memory
        • Short-Term memory:  what you keep in your mind for the moment
        • Long-term memory:  what you know & can bring to mind whenever you want
          • The best way to move information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory is to repeat it (use/apply it again & again)
      • Two ways to Improve Memory
        • Grouping - it is often easier to remember separate items of information when they are organized into groups or categories.
        • Visualizing- mental images can help you remember data.  This means that you translate words & ideas into pictures in your mind.
      • Mnemonics - memory aids
        • Linking - creating links between words by using one word to to bring to mind the next.
          • For example, if you need to remember the words turkey, glove, & sailboat... you might write, The turkey's glove fell off the sailboat.
        • Number-Shape System- can help you remember phone numbers, dates & other important numbers.  Each image should have the same shape as the number it represents.  
          • For example, the image for the number 8 might be a snowman.
        • Create catchy sentence, phrase, or rhyme to help you remember important information.
          • For example, I before except after c, except for words sounding like neighbor or weigh.
        • Acrostic- can help you remember lists.  To create an acrostic, take the first letter from each word that you want to remember and create a sentence or phrase.  
          • For example, if you needed to remember the Presidents: Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush you might write the sentence... Cars rarely beat city buses.