Monday, June 14, 2010

Cheat Sheet

I use this strategy every year in reviewing for the SOL's. I explain to students that in math we have learned a lot of concepts. I then display a pre-released SOL exam and tell the students that we will create a Cheat Sheet that they can study from. I then instruct the student to fold a piece of paper into eight sections. (Students will utilize both sides of the paper).I explain the importance of creating a cheat sheet(study notes) and how on the day of the exam, the student will remember what strategy to use to solve a math problem.

Focus Question(s):
What type of information can we put on our cheat sheet?
How can we use a cheat sheet to study?
Why is it important to know the mathematical concept? :Teacher will go through each question on the Released SOL exam and create cheat sheet based on the question concept. Teacher and students will list important strategies on the cheat sheet


Focus Question(s):
What math concept can we identified from the question?
Can someone reword the question?
What test taking strategy can we use to answer the question?Teacher will ask students to explain what their study strategy is for this upcoming SOL exam.

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