Study Skills: Home

Staying organised!

• Keep a planner or school diary to write down your homework and important dates and events throughout the year
• Write down your homework as soon as you get it in class
• Block out when to study for each subject in your planner
• Plan your study sessions around your extracurricular activities and personal responsibilities 
• Create to-do-lists to help you keep track of your work

Tips taken from 'The High School Survival Guide' by Jessica Holsman.

Studying!

• Study during your peak energy periods of the day to maximise your productivity
• Study for 25-30 minutes at a time
• Take a 5-10 minute study break between sessions to help you stay focused and avoid feeling tired or restless
• Use a priority matrix to help focus your attention on important tasks
• Use the final 5-10 minutes of your study sessions to wind up and make a list of anything you still need to complete

Tips taken from 'The High School Survival Guide' by Jessica Holsman.

Dealing with disappointment!

• Aim for excellence, not perfection
• Read over your teacher's feedback carefully - what you did wrong as well as what you did right
• Avoid catastrophic thinking
• Remember that your skills are dynamic and you can improve in them
• Try taking a different approach to your studies and use other methods to help you understand the topic

Tips taken from 'The High School Survival Guide' by Jessica Holsman.