Developed By:  Sandra Casey

Level:  K-2

You Can Do It!!!
Be an Academic Star!

Standards


Learning
Expectations

 This activity will helps students acquire competencies which relate to the following standards:
1.  Skills for Academic Self-Confidence, Learning and Sucess
The student will:
1.1  Demonstrate academic self-confidence
1.2  Demonstrate pride in work and achievement

General Approach		 The general approach is that the students will complete an activity on study skills which will be followed by a counselor led discussion.

Activity Steps		 1.  Print out study skills worksheet.
2.  Cut and laminate each study skill situation.
3.  Place cut out study skills in a bag or basket the student can draw out of.
4.  Give specific instructions to the students about the lesson:
Today we will be talking about study skills.  Who wants to raise their hand and tell me what they think a study skill is?   (Allow students to raise their hands and answer.  Write answers on the board)  Good!! Now what a study skill is, is something that helps you to do better on your work in school, your homework, and on tests!! We are going to learn about five different study skills, but there are a lot more than five that are important.  The skills we will talk about today are LISTENING, FOCUS, ORGANIZATION, REVIEWING, AND BEING PREPARED.  Now I am going to choose someone who is sitting up straight , has their voice turned off and is being a good listener to help me with our lesson.  (Choose a student who is showing a good example of all these things and have them come to the front of the room.) 
Now, I want _______ to reach into this bag and pick out one of these sheets of paper.  I will help you read it if you have trouble.  (Read aloud the situation)
Now, _________ is going to pretend to be in this situation.  Raise your hand if __________is showing a good example of this situation. 
(Continue with the lesson choosing students who are behaving well and have them role play each situation, while the class participates in recognizing what is and is not a good study skill.

Time Required		 This activity will require about 15 minutes.

Resources Needed		 1.  Study Skills Worksheet

2.  Bag or basket for the study skills

Performance Indicators

 Students will be able to:

Describe five basic study skills.
Recognize why these skills are important to doing well in school.