Preparing For SATs Exams With Revision Fun For Clever Kids

The dreaded annual SATs tests are finally upon us for Year 6 pupils and I am sending out positive vibes to all taking part! Children will have been preparing for SATs exams for months now, but the end truly is insight, which will be a welcome relief for the pupils sitting the exams… and their parents!

Tips on preparing for SATs exams

  • Remain calm – this goes for both children and parents! Children will pick up on how anxious parents are, so try and remain calm and positive to reduce any unnecessary stress.
  • Sleep well – it goes without saying that a good night’s does wonders for concentration and energy levels, so make sure to get lots of early nights!
  • Eat well – slow release carbs such as porridge for breakfast and bananas as a break treat will keep up energy too.
  • Don’t stressagain!
Revision fun for clever kids

SATS Books from Jumping Yak

Liv is still in Year 5 and already I am starting to feel the pressure, though there really shouldn’t be any. I am fully aware she is capable, the SATs tests are an indicator of your child’s educational progress against the average expectations of a child that age. They are also used as an indicator of how well schools are perfoming in school league tables.

There is only so much teachers can offer though and learning really does begin at home. We have been expanding on Liv’s learning recently (at home and even on holiday!) with the rather marvellous ‘Revision Fun For Clever Kids‘, a stealth revision book from Katie Knapman of Jumping Yak.

revision for for clever kids

Revision Tips When Preparing For SATS

We all know revision isn’t fun. Completing endless worksheets isn’t fun… but who said learning can’t be fun?

Revision Fun For Clever Kids is just that, it’s fun!

Featuring a challenging collection of Maths, English and General Knowledge tests which are cleverly disguised as fun puzzles and tempting brain teasers. All made engaging with illustrations and colour codes pages – for parents, the answers are at the back of the book!

Aimed at children aged 8 – 11 years and priced at a very reasonable £8.99, this is a great stepping stone revision book to help your child with a gentle push. Helping your child revise for either SATs or the 11+ exam and encouraging them to aim higher, all without them realising.

Revision Funk For Clever Kids workbook

SATS Revision Workbook

What’s great about the workbook is that your child can dip in and out of the 52 pages of challenges, in any page order they please. The inventive nature of the puzzles and challenges will keep your children hooked. With Liv choosing to pick the book up by her own accord and complete pages.

She really is enjoying checking out Revision Fun For Clever Kids in her own time, with no pressure. Helping to build on what she has already learned at school and expanding her knowledge base further.

So much of SATs preparation is serious, rigid and formal. So inject a little fun into learning along the way and watch your child flourish.

I had a fantastic phonecall with Katie Knapman, the author, who is so lovely and totally understanding of the pressures primary aged children are under. Really, I could have happily spoken to her all day long! I felt so reassured after speaking with her and couldn’t wait to introduce the book to Liv!

You have read my thoughts, but how about checking it out for yourself? You can pick up a copy of the workbook from Amazon, priced at £8.99! Katie is just about to release another Jumping Yak revision book, so expect another review and giveaway soon!

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88 thoughts on “Preparing For SATs Exams With Revision Fun For Clever Kids”

  1. As a TA with 14 years experience, my advice is to do your best – that’s all you can do. It’s not the end of the world if you don’t get the level the government picked out of a hat as the level everyone ‘should get.’

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  2. A strict bed-time regime and healthy eating. It’s important to look after the body when putting so much stress on the mind.

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  3. Revise in small chunks of time, take regular breaks, eat good nutritious food, drink plenty of water and get lots of quality sleep.

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  4. Start revision early, plan some fun activities to give yourself a break from study every now and then, go through the assessment criteria so you know what they will be assessing you on

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  5. My tip is to do little and often. I worry so much about the pressure on younger children in particular.

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  6. Give yourself time alone before an exam, you don’t want everyone else’s worries or differing views on the subject matter to confuse you.

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  7. Dont panic, revise in small chunks and dont try to do to much at once, sit somewhere quiet with little distractions, take plenty break!

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  8. Make a schedule and also take regular breaks because if you try to do to much, you’ll end up achieving less in the long run

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  9. Digestible chunks of information and repetition plus lots of calming and confidence-building words from family.

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    • Thank you – it really is such a fantastic revision book, children don’t even realise they are revising it’s that much fun! There is so much pressure on them these days, I like the way your school acted xx

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  10. Make sure you still take time for yourself to do things you enjoy and try not to get too stressed

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  11. Write everything you want to learn over and over again, whittling it down slowly to key words that will remind you of the answers – avoid panic once you get into the exam room, though obvs let panic drive you in there lol!!

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  12. Start revising early and give yourself plenty of time away from the books to allow the knowledge and understanding to sink in xx

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  13. Start early, just a little bit each day, rather than trying to cramp in everything just before the exams.

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  14. Study for reasonable period of time, with breaks for meals, snacks, toilet breaks, treat of watching one tv programme, short walk, etc. As remember studying is part of life. Rest, exercise, treat, nourishment, etc also need to be part of liffe, and prioritised.

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  15. Don’t put your child under too much pressure. Make it fun incorporating games where possible. Start early little and often making it part of their routine.

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  16. Always advise my students to do it in small bursts with regular breaks. Also revise the things you dont know instead of the stuff you do know. That uses the time ,more wisely

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  17. Don’t leave revision till just before the exams, spend time each week throughout the term going over your work to refresh your memory, anything that you struggle to remember make notes to refer to.

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  18. Making revision fun and exciting, I’ve found children panic at the thought of tests so playing games that incorporate learning gets round that

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  19. Make a schedule and work out how much time you need for each subject. I found rescue remedy helped my daughter with the nerves

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  20. Take breaks and do not pressure your child. they will do their best. I was made to feel a failure by my parents when i failed some of mine so i would never do that to my children

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  21. Encourage break periods – healthy snacks – lots of reassurance and praise – you can only do your best and I’ll be so proud

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  22. Make a plan of what needs revising, break in down into smaller sections, take regular breaks so it sinks in

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