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 listenLearn more...
If the student is not switched on, they are not able to listenLearn more...
I need time to refocus
After periods of focussed attention, students need free time to switch offLearn more...
After periods of focussed attention, students need free time to switch offLearn more...
Listen to the teacher’s instructions
To encourage students to avoid distractions and listen closely to the teacher’s instructionsLearn more...
To encourage students to avoid distractions and listen closely to the teacher’s instructionsLearn more...
Put the teacher information into my brain
To download information students need to be switched on and listeningLearn more...
To download information students need to be switched on and listeningLearn more...
Create a picture of the activity in my mind
To make visual representations of what students have heard or readLearn more,,,
To make visual representations of what students have heard or readLearn more,,,
Talk to my memory coach about the activity
Students can talk to each other about an activity if neededLearn more...
Students can talk to each other about an activity if neededLearn more...
What can I link this to?
Link helps students make connections between current and prior learningLearn more...
Link helps students make connections between current and prior learningLearn more...
Say it again to myself
Self Talk helps students to repeat information that they have just heard, so that they can remember itLearn more...
Self Talk helps students to repeat information that they have just heard, so that they can remember itLearn more...
What things can I do to help remember?
To encourage students to use resources located in the classroom to help solve problemsLearn more...
To encourage students to use resources located in the classroom to help solve problemsLearn more...
How fast am I going?
Students need to manage the completion of work in a timely fashionLearn more...
Students need to manage the completion of work in a timely fashionLearn more...
The strategy
Outlines steps to follow if students have forgotten what to do or do not understand somethingLearn more,,,
Outlines steps to follow if students have forgotten what to do or do not understand somethingLearn more,,,