In this week’s post, I want to expand more on the power of sketchnoting on the learning of children.

What is a sketchnote? Sketchnotes are rich visual notes created from a mix of handwriting, drawings, hand-drawn typography, shapes, and visual elements like arrow, boxes, and lines. In a sketchnote, handwriting, drawings, arrows, color, all working together to enhance the learning experience of a learner. A student might use it to process information visually, use bold lettering for key points, and making boxes for special points. Basically, they can use it for anything that makes the information pop off the page and stick to the brain.

From my personal experience, I remember I was doing random sketching on classes. No matter what I sketch, I feel like I’m making process on something. It is like brainstorming that really light my ideas. Sketchnoting allows me to see the bigger picture in the concepts, and make connections in my learning. I think sketchnote can help maintain focus and retain information as well. Skerchnoting can be a great way to synthesize and study written nots, using visuals to recreate pages of note, such as highlighting.

Here’s a video that demonstrate the benefits of sketchnoting