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LESSON: Learning How to Learn

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Social-Emotional Learning All Ages Strategy

LESSON: Learning How to Learn

All students, particularly those who might have weaker memory

Teach It!

  1. Objective: Students will understand the importance of building a strong foundation of knowledge in each subject
  2. Teacher Takeaways: If a student is struggling to learn it is important to identify if they lack the core foundational knowledge from prior lessons as a core building block.
  3. Instruction/Activities: a)Teacher-led discussion on importance of foundational knowledge b)Student Activity: What Do I Like Learning c) Student Reflection: How Quickly I Forgot d) Student Activity "Create a Study Schedule" e) Student Activity "Try a New Strategy" f) Instruction "Interleaving on Assignments"
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Why It Works (the Science Of Learning)!

Automaticity with foundational knowledge is critical for cumulative learning and problem solving. Helping students understand why they need to master specific material can help them focus on retention even after the test. Lesson plan excerpted from the book The Empowered Student available from CAST Professional Publishing, the leaders in UDL.