Make Sunday night, your planning night. Before you head to bed, take a peek at your coming week and create a plan for studying. Do you have a hockey practice on Tuesday? Need to clean the bathroom on Wednesday? Dinner at Grandma’s on Saturday? Try to carve out time and make a tentative plan for your study sessions based on all your other commitments. 


Make Sunday night a time for the whole family to plan together!

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Take a few minutes before you start your session to grab a healthy snack and a low sugar drink. You want to choose snacks that will sustain you, not cause you to crash 20 minutes in. Be sure to have a water, sparkling water or a low caffeine tea on hand for your session.

Here are a couple of great snack ideas:
a. Hummus and veggies
b. Edamame
c. Peanut butter and apple slices
d. Yoghurt and granola
e. Muffin and grapes
d. Cheese and crackers
e. Fruit smoothie

Yay’s and Nay’s of Studying and Study Breaks

Yay’s
✓Make studying a priority
✓Schedule 30 to 45 minute sessions
✓Take frequent breaks of 5 (preferable) to 15 (rare) minutes
✓Use an actual clock (not your phone) to keep track of the the time
✓Schedule your study session at the same time as a friend so you are both busy at the same time
✓Study after you’ve had a healthy snack and something to drink
✓Reward yourself 

Nay’s
✗Keeping your phone nearby
✗Not making studying a priority
✗Checking Social Media on breaks (it sucks you in)
✗Taking long breaks - stick to your schedule!
✗Not taking breaks
✗Not being prepared to work
✗Setting unrealistic goals

Study Break Ideas
❍Go for a walk
❍Play with your dog or cat
❍Listen to music - no tv/videos or video games
❍Meditate
❍Eat a healthy snack
❍Rehydrate
❍Take a nap
❍Make a playlist
❍Stretch
❍Tackle a Rubik’s Cube
❍Change your sheets
❍Make a travel bucket list
❍Clean out your schoolbag
❍Work on a puzzle
❍Call a friend
❍Plan your lunches for the next week
❍Have a cup of tea or cocoa
❍Read a magazine
❍Do the dishes    
❍Organize one drawer in your room
❍Go for a bike ride
❍Daydream
❍Have a dance party
❍Take a photo
❍Sit outside and get some sun and fresh air
❍Tidy up your workspace or room 
❍Take a quick shower
❍Bullet Journal
❍Read a chapter of a non-school book
❍Throw in a load of laundry
❍Doodle or colour
❍Light a scented candle
❍10 sit-ups, 10 push-ups, 10 planks, 10 jumping-jacks
❍Do a crossword or sudoku puzzle
❍Paint your nails
❍Listen to a podcast