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Learning About Learning Unit Plan
Publisher
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
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8th
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Social Studies & History
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Learning About Learning

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This Learning About Learning unit plan also includes:
  • Shape Picture Activity (Activity 2)
  • Questionnaire - How Do You Learn Best? (Activity 3)
  • What Do You Like Best? (Activity 4)
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Successful people know that they never stop learning. Eighth graders explore their preferred ways to learn new information with a reflective lesson about learning styles, that features surveys, writing prompts, and discussion questions.

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Concepts

learning styles, metacognition, self esteem, self expression, self reflection, self-awareness, self discipline

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the lesson in the first week of school to encourage self reflection, and to get to know the new learners in your class
  • Have your special education class work on the lesson to determine their individual learning goals
  • Create a graph that compiles and compares the different ways the members of your class learn

Classroom Considerations

  • Contains some phrases and words that are specific to British vernacular

Pros

  • Fosters communication and self reflection
  • Comes with all necessary worksheets and printables

Cons

  • None

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