Memory skills

This is how quickly your brain forgets things

As a learner…

You need to think about what you can do to capture information at the highest peak. There are many different ways you can learn things that will work for you as a learner:

• You might read things aloud

• You might use look, cover, check.

• You might chunk information down into sections

• You might re-write information or organise it with headings or in notes

• You might use highlighters or post-its

On the next slide

• You will see an image that is cluttered with things.

• You have 60 seconds to memorise what is there.

• How will you remember the objects?

What did you remember?

If you got lots of the items well done.

If you didn’t get many – better luck next time.

• How did you remember what was there?

• How can you improve your memory and recall skills?

• How can you develop your skills of picking out what is important?

Objects

1. Scissors2. Balloon 3. Book mark4. Glue stick5. Babies shoe6. Dummy7. Sweets 8. Coins 9. Pin 10.Birthday badge 11.Thomas book

12. Flip flops13. Phone 14. Sunglasses 15. Flower petals 16. Fizzers 17. MP3 player 18. Rubber 19. Russian doll 20. Battery21. Feather 22. Post-it notes

How many

did you get?

Brain bits

There are some things that the brain cannot handle.

1 While sitting at your desk lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles.

2. Now, while doing this, draw the number '6' in the air with your right hand.

• What happens?