Learning to Learn…

Learning words/ phrases/ texts

by heart

…and having fun along the way!

A)To learn the of

single words/ short phrases:

Use scraps of paper/ card/ post-it notes

to make: Lehrer

teacher

B) To learn the of

single words/ short phrases:

Continue to use turn & learn cards and:

niech Lehrerherelr

c) To learn longer phrases/ extended sentences

by heart:

1) Use

Ich mag der Lehrer i m d L

or…

2)Cover over sections of the

sentence, starting at the

end and increasing in length,

until you can say/ write it

from memory, looking only

at the first word.

D) To learn a whole paragraph

by heart:

1)Know what you want to say and use a series of symbols/ simple pictures to remind you:

Ich mag der Lehrer

…weil er sehr hilfsbereit ist.

2) Turn the paragraph into a series of numbered sentences, starting each sentence on a new line.

3) Then turn your sentences into initial letter strings/ first or key words and practise building these back up into a paragraph.

1) K w y w t s a u a s o s/ s p t r y. Know…

2) T t p i a s o n s, s e s o a n l. Turn…

3) T t y s I I l s/ I w a p b t b u I a p. Then…

E) To learn a whole text/ presentation by heart:

1)Know how many paragraphs are in the text and the main idea in each paragraph.

2)Transfer the whole text, as a series of numbered paragraphs and ‘sentences’ made only of initial letter strings/ first or key words, onto a small piece of paper/card.

3) Carry this cue card around in your pocket/ pin it up somewhere prominent at home and use it to practise saying your full text several times a day.

A)To learn the meaning of single words/ short phrases:• match-up cards• turn & learn cards

B) To learn the spelling of single words/ short phrases:• Look-Say-Cover-Write-Check• anagrams/ unjumbles

C) To learn longer phrases/ extended sentences by heart:• initial letter strings• cover up sections of the sentence, starting from the end

D) To learn a whole paragraph/ whole text by heart:• symbols• reduce text to series of initial letter strings/ key words

on cue card & say aloud regularly