8 Top tips on how to become cleverer

“Smart isn’t what you are, it’s what you get”

Your brain is like a muscle, the more you use it, the stronger it gets

You intelligence IS NOT FIXED – anyone can become cleverer

How to become more clever

8 top tips…….

Explore

Be curiousAdventurousAsk questionsFind out more

Stick with it

When the going gets tough….KEEP GOING!

Find ways to cope with feelings such as fear and frustration

Find different ways to learn

Ask a teacher/friendYoutube clipsExtra notesMind mapsResearchInternetVLELearning Games….

Think about your learning

How do you learn best? How can you learn better? What stops you from learning?

Learn with others

Your friendsClassmatesTeachers

Make mistakes

We learn by making mistakes, getting it wrong, adjusting what we do and learning from it – if we never make a mistake it means we’re just sticking to the easy stuff!

The most important single thing you can do to get cleverer……

Read (especially for pleasure)

If you do these things, day by day, week by week, year by year – you WILL become more intelligent!