Y1 Foundation Art
Term 2: Sketchnoting
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Y1 Foundation Art
Term 2: Sketchnoting
Making notes using simple drawings, words and symbols, so your ideas are easier to remember and actually fun to look back at.
Kendric Lim Sheng Yang (LE103) 2025 |
Sketchnoting on Cheryl Teo, Singapore's Paper Artist
STARTERS
Research in cognitive science points to a few clear reasons:
Dual coding
When you pair a word with an image, your brain stores the idea in two ways at once (verbal and visual), making it much easier to recall later.
Active processing
You can't draw everything, so you're constantly deciding what actually matters. That filtering is the learning.
Spatial memory
Your brain remembers where on the page something was. A sketchnote gives every idea a location, which becomes a retrieval cue when you try to remember it.
Engagement
The act of drawing keeps your attention on the content longer than passive copying does. You stay in the material.
Personal Meaning
Because you chose the icons and layout yourself, the notes reflect your own understanding rather than someone else's words. That ownership makes the knowledge stick.
Share your thoughts on your sketchbook using the sentence starters on the right ➡️➡️➡️
I used to think note taking was .... now I think ...
What are the benefits of sketchnoting as compared to regular note taking?
How can I use visuals (symbols, icons, objects) and wayfinding symbols (arrows, containers, bubbles) to enhance my note taking for other subjects?