Memory Mates provides primary school teachers and students with a framework for teaching and learning. The focus of Memory Mates is on attention and working memory, supported by targeted strategies to allow students to approach their learning independently.
Is my brain switched on?
If the student is not switched on, they are not able to listen
I need time to refocus
After periods of focussed attention, students need free time to switch off
Learn more...After periods of focussed attention, students need free time to switch off
Listen to the teacher’s instructions
To encourage students to avoid distractions and listen closely to the teacher’s instructions
Learn more...To encourage students to avoid distractions and listen closely to the teacher’s instructions
Put the teacher information into my brain
To download information students need to be switched on and listening
Learn more...To download information students need to be switched on and listening
Create a picture of the activity in my mind
To make visual representations of what students have heard or read
Learn more,,,To make visual representations of what students have heard or read
Talk to my memory coach about the activity
Students can talk to each other about an activity if needed
Learn more...Students can talk to each other about an activity if needed
What can I link this to?
Link helps students make connections between current and prior learning
Learn more...Link helps students make connections between current and prior learning
Say it again to myself
Self Talk helps students to repeat information that they have just heard, so that they can remember it
Learn more...Self Talk helps students to repeat information that they have just heard, so that they can remember it
What things can I do to help remember?
To encourage students to use resources located in the classroom to help solve problems
Learn more...To encourage students to use resources located in the classroom to help solve problems
How fast am I going?
Students need to manage the completion of work in a timely fashion
Learn more...Students need to manage the completion of work in a timely fashion
The strategy
Outlines steps to follow if students have forgotten what to do or do not understand something
Learn more,,,Outlines steps to follow if students have forgotten what to do or do not understand something