A good education is built on the foundation of good habits. A good study habit will take anyone far in school and in life. Children have so much energy. Keeping their attention and interest in studying is a universal challenge for all teachers. How can you make studying fun and also educational? Read on to find out!
The Importance of Good Studying Habits
Studying is something that most children must learn how to do, it is more independent of personality and intelligence than most people would think. The catch is that good studying habits lead to a feedback loop. It goes something like this:
A child who gets into a good studying habit early on tends to perform at an acceptable or an above-average level from an early age. Because they have a good foundation for knowledge and concepts, each step up, whether that would be a next set of chapters for a topic or the next grade level, they will be prepared. They need to only focus on new bits of information.
Schoolwork becomes somewhat βeasyβ for them because theyβre working with the system perfectly. Easy in the sense that a well-studied student knows that doing adequately on a test or on coursework is just a matter of putting the time in. If youβve ever struggled as a student, you would know that itβs not just doing the work that is difficult, but itβs the psychological fear that despite putting in the effort, the work you do wonβt be good enough. It is only when a child starts to get behind or learn incompletely that they begin struggling in school and become susceptible to these patterns.
So, if a student starts to do well due to their good studying habits, they essentially pick up the momentum thatβshould they continue, never really gets lost.
Study Buddies
If youβd like to get your students to enjoy studying, make it fun by using our very popular Study Buddies! Study Buddies are like flashcards, but better! These are very popular with young children who absolutely adore the different shapes they come in, such as butterflies, rectangles, circles, andβ¦people! They also come in an assortment of colors. Theyβre made from sturdy card stock and include a book ring, so that you can organize your study buddies in a variety of ways, including different topics or subjects.
The ability to organize them makes them highly effective learning aids for students. Consider how much easier it is to pull out a ring of study buddies solely dedicated to grammar, math, or history. Having students being able to flip back and forth between them will make remembering these details far easier than having to write them out on paper and search for specific facts between the lines. Writing them out on our Study Buddies makes them not only more likely to remember them, since writing things increasing your ability to recall them, but it also makes them easier to find as each person shaped card can hold a few facts at most.
Our person shapes and butterfly shapes are mostly popular with younger children, whereas older children prefer the rectangles and circles, as they are easier to write on and can fit more factsβwhich is typically necessary for later grades that have more material to remember.
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If you donβt need the book ring and just want high-quality flashcards that come in a multitude of colors, or just plain white, then we have those as well!
Sentence Strips For Reading Practice
Our Bright Sentence Strips are excellent for getting students to practice their reading and writing skills. They have a wide variety of uses; you can use them as flashcards, desk nameplates, orβbecause theyβre made out of sturdy paper, they can be used to accent paper construction arts and crafts, such as paper hats and crowns!
A popular game that you can play with these Sentence Strips is to write many open-ended sentences, and then jumble them up together. Then, you let students see how many sentences they can string together to make a story or statement. This game is not only fun, but it also promotes creative thinking skills and educates children on how sentences work and donβt work together.Β
Educational Supplies For Teachers
To be in business this long, you have to be passionate about providing the best educational supplies for teachers and children alike. We take great pride in our products and as such, offer a 100% money-back guarantee if youβre not satisfied for any reason!
Whether youβre a teacher looking for classroom supplies, or a parent looking to spend some time with your children making arts and crafts, give us a call at (973)-458-1700!