Take notes like a Boss: How to take the best study notes

So unataka ku-step up your study game…well, you have come to the right place.

Whether it’s prepping for a test ama just trying to stay on top of your schoolwork, having good study notes go a long way in helping you understand and remember your lessons. 

Na pia, study notes can actually be fun if you know how to do them. Here are 5 easy tips to make your notes look so cool, you won’t want to stop reading.

 

1. MATERIALS

Ok, the first thing ni making sure you have all your fave stationery. Using colourful and cool pens and books helps make the process of taking notes fun. Na the best thing is, you don’t even have to have ati a lot of fancy stuff. You can jazz up your notebook by drawing on them with two or three coloured pens ama a bright highlighter.

 

2. READ

Kusoma na kuelewa ni muhimu. Make sure to read and understand the material. Start by going over a page or two, halafu go over it again and point out the main terms and ideas. Reading before writing inakusaidia to understand what you will write even better.

 

3. WRITE

This is where the writing begins. Make sure unaandika the topics in big, bold capital letters, and if you want, underline it. Kama unatumia pens, it helps to have pens of different colours for headings and for bullet points or paragraphs. Black or blue pens are usually the best picks.

 

4. SHORT-NOTING AND HIGHLIGHTING

An effective way to take study notes is to with bullet points or very short paragraphs. This will make it easy to remember what you are studying. You can use numbers, stars or dots for your points…hata unaweza make up your own unique point if you like! The notes should be short and clear. Where a term is really important, unaweza tumia a different coloured pen so that it stands out and you can remember it easily.

 

5. EXPANDING

After writing your key terms, expand the words by putting them in your own terms. This way you can have a better understanding of the work. Kama uko na sticky notes, you can write your personalized notes on one and stick it in the book.

With your notes looking cute and organized like this, hizo exams zitakuwa on lock. Have fun girl and good luck!