Crash Course Study Skills Complete Full Curriculum | 2 Weeks

Teach the complete Crash Course Study Skills sequence with one organized two-week supplemental academic-skills curriculum for grades 9-12.

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The Full Curriculum combines all 10 episode lesson sets with two weekly assessment banks, one culminating U01 Unit Assessment, the Educator Planning Guide, and Student Syllabus. Students build a connected system for learning and follow-through rather than collecting isolated study tips.

New Optional Video Companion (used with YouTube)

Use the free Classroom Video Guide Companion Chrome extension to automatically pause YouTube at question timestamps and display prompts during viewing. This can simplify whole-class, small-group, and independent facilitation, but every curriculum resource works normally without the extension.

What's Included

• 10 individual Crash Course Study Skills episode lesson sets
• Teacher Guide, digital/print Student Worksheet, Google Forms quiz, and MC Quiz Print ecosystem for every episode
• 2 weekly assessment sets: W01 and W02
• 1 culminating Unit Assessment: U01
• Digital Student Assessment and print Student Assessment versions for W01, W02, and U01
• Self-graded Google Forms and MC Quiz Print versions for W01, W02, and U01
• Educator Planning Guide
• Student Syllabus
• Print and digital classroom-use options

2-Week Course Structure

• Week 1 | Episodes #1-#5 | Building an Effective Learning System: taking notes, reading assignments, memory, planning and organization, and focus and concentration.
• Week 2 | Episodes #6-#10 | Applying Study Skills Under Academic Pressure: procrastination, studying for exams, test anxiety, papers and essays, and exercise.
• Unit 1 | Episodes #1-#10: Study Skills: Learning, Planning & Academic Performance.

Assessment System

All three assessments are flexible item banks rather than mandatory one-period tests.

• W01: Episodes #1-#5; 12 vocabulary terms, 10 A/B written-response questions, 30 multiple-choice questions.
• W02: Episodes #6-#10; 12 vocabulary terms, 10 A/B written-response questions, 30 multiple-choice questions.
• U01: Episodes #1-#10; 15 vocabulary terms, 12 A/B written-response questions, 40 multiple-choice questions.

There is no separate Final Assessment in this two-week curriculum; U01 is the culminating course assessment.

Flexible Classroom Use

• Teach Episodes #1-#5 Monday-Friday and assign W01 over the weekend; repeat for Week 2, then give U01 the following Monday.
• Skip formal weekly assessments and use only U01 over the second weekend or on the following Monday.
• Assign selected vocabulary, written, or MC items from W01/W02 as short retrieval checks while reserving U01 as the primary formal assessment.
• Add dedicated assessment days in block schedules or longer calendars without inventing extra instructional lessons.

What Students Practice

• Taking notes by processing meaning instead of simply transcribing
• Prioritizing readings and using active-reading and retrieval strategies
• Using spacing, desirable difficulty, mnemonics, and active recall
• Building reliable task, calendar, capture, and review systems
• Managing attention, distractions, task switching, and work-rest cycles
• Diagnosing procrastination and reducing starting friction
• Planning exam preparation, simulating test conditions, and retrieving from memory
• Managing test anxiety through preparation, error analysis, expressive writing, and reframing
• Prewriting, focused research, drafting, and staged revision
• Connecting movement and exercise to attention, learning, and brain performance

Print and Digital Options

• Google Forms self-graded multiple-choice quizzes
• Digital Student Worksheets and Student Assessments
• Print-friendly Student Worksheets and Student Assessments
• Multiple Choice Quiz Print versions
• Teacher Guides with answer keys and instructional support

Prefer the Episode-Only Bundle?

• Crash Course Study Skills #1-#10 Video Lesson Set

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the Crash Course videos included?

No. This product provides independent, educator-created classroom materials designed for use with publicly available Crash Course Study Skills videos. Teachers and students access the videos separately.

Does this include all 10 individual episode lesson sets?

Yes. The Full Curriculum includes the complete #1-#10 episode lesson ecosystem plus W01, W02, U01, the Educator Planning Guide, and Student Syllabus.

Do I have to give both weekly assessments?

No. W01 and W02 are flexible banks. Teachers may assign them as weekend homework, use selected sections, keep them for intervention/review, or skip them and rely on U01.

Is there a separate final exam?

No. U01 is the culminating assessment for this compact one-unit course.

Can I use this with Google Classroom or in print?

Yes. The curriculum supports Google-native digital use and print-friendly classroom workflows.

Can this work for advisory, academic support, summer school, credit recovery, or long-term substitute plans?

Yes. The compact two-week architecture and selectable assessment banks work well for regular instruction, advisory, academic intervention, compressed programs, independent work, credit recovery, and substitute coverage.

Does this replace a school's complete academic-support program?

This is a structured supplemental curriculum built around the Crash Course Study Skills video sequence. Teachers should adapt pacing, assignments, intervention supports, and assessment use to local student needs and course expectations.

Is this an official Crash Course product?

No. This independent educator-created resource is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or authorized by Crash Course, Complexly, YouTube, or related rights holders. Video and playlist titles are used only to identify the publicly accessible material studied.