Private Tuition in Maths & Science, GCSE & A-level, from Bob Foster - Personal Tutor

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Weird notes

You don't have to write notes on paper and put them in a file. You can write key facts on just about anything and put them just about anywhere.

Write key facts on cards and pin them on the wall.
Write short notes on toy building bricks that you can mess around with.
Make a mobile to hang from the ceiling and hang key facts from it; do one for each subject!
Write up you notes on card from which you make models.
Write notes on the backs of playing cards.

The ideas are endless - use your imagination.

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