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How to use your knowledge organiser
You are given a Knowledge Organiser at the beginning of the term. You are responsible for it and need to take care of it. Please do not lose it, or doodle on it. We will ask you to replace any lost/defaced Knowledge Organisers, as they are a tool that you and your teachers will use in lessons and for homework.
Your teachers have created Knowledge Organisers to support each unit of learning across Key Stage 3. These are then compiled into a booklet for you. Knowledge Organisers are a simple tool that provides the foundational knowledge required for each particular unit across each subject. These are called your Knowledge Base. They are not the whole curriculum – you will be taught much more than this, but they do outline the basic knowledge that every pupil should know.
Your teachers will tell you how often you will need to learn from your knowledge organiser when it is set as homework. Working with a knowledge organiser every day helps to establish routines in home learning, developing a confident use of vocabulary and independent study skills. You will be tested on the information that you have learned from the knowledge organisers in your lessons. There are many effective ways of learning from a Knowledge Organiser. One way that your teachers may use is called:
Look, Cover, Write, Check. Please do not be tempted to just copy from the Knowledge Organiser – studies have shown that this is not effective.
Subjects have also added other information for you – this is indicated in a section called a Knowledge Builder. This may be extension tasks, or further study that may interest you.
Please scan the QR below to watch the video for more information on what Knowledge Organisers are, and how to use them:
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