Cornell notes cards in 3 x 5 and 4 x 6 index card sizes

Cornell notes cards shrink the classic method onto index cards cut to exactly 3 x 5 in or 4 x 6 in, each with its cue column, notes space and summary strip, as a full card system and not page sized notes. Across 29 undated pages you get eight study designs in both sizes with crop marks, card backs in lined, dot grid and graph styles, and tabbed dividers for New, Review and Mastered.

You download US Letter and A4 PDF files instantly. You print and cut at home, nothing is shipped.

How Cornell notes cards make review quick and active

Give each topic its own small card. During class you write notes on the right, later that day you add cue questions on the left, and you finish with a short summary, so the card is ready for self-testing straight away.

Other cards turn notes into speedy review: vocabulary with room for a little drawing, formulas with symbols and units laid out in a table, and question and answer lists with three circles to mark each time you recall the answer. One card maps out spaced reviews over thirty days, ticked off and rated easy, okay or hard, and the dividers let a card move from New through Review into Mastered. Nothing is dated and both sizes are included, so begin any term and print just the cards you use.

Who these study cards are for

• Students in high school or college who like Cornell notes but want them pocket sized and easy to shuffle
• Learners who test themselves with active recall and spaced review before exams
• Language learners and science or math students who keep words and formulas on their own cards
• Adults preparing for a certification exam or working through online courses who like one card per topic

Design, sizes and printing

• Minimal and elegant: white cards with soft blush pink details that use very little ink
• Wide margins, so home printers will not trim anything important
• Precise trim sizes marked with crop marks. The 4 x 6 in card (10.2 x 15.2 cm) prints two to a page and the 3 x 5 in card (7.6 x 12.7 cm) prints three to a page, on either US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) or A4 (210 x 297 mm)
• Undated, so you can begin in any term or school year
• Backs in lined, dot grid or graph style match up with the fronts when you print on both sides with a long edge flip
• Sturdy cards: choose actual size with no scaling, use 200 to 250 gsm card stock (65 to 90 lb) and trim along the crop marks with a paper trimmer

Inside the Cornell notes cards set: 29 pages

1. 1Cover page listing the contents
2. 2How the card system works: the five R's (record, reduce, recite, reflect, review), a table of what each card is for, how cards move through New, Review and Mastered, and a labeled diagram of one Cornell card
3. 3Print, cut and set up in four steps, with both card sizes explained, a supplies checklist, a table for finding pages and a tip for double-sided printing
4. 4 to 11Eight study card designs at 4 x 6 in, printed two per page with crop marks. Cornell note card: a header for topic, date, class, source or pages and card number, 9 ruled lines divided into cues and questions on one side and notes on the other, and a 2 line summary. Vocabulary card: the word and its subject, how to say it, part of speech, a 4 line meaning, a 3 line sample sentence, a synonym and an opposite, plus a small drawing box. Question and answer recall card: a topic and 7 numbered prompts with a brief answer and three circles to mark each recall. Formula card: the formula's name, subject and chapter, a large box for the formula itself, a 5 line key of symbols with meaning and unit, a 2 line worked example and when it applies. Chapter summary card: chapter and source, page range, the central idea, 6 numbered points, 6 terms and one open question. Lecture card: lecture title, date, course, number and speaker, 7 numbered main ideas, examples, 2 follow up ticks and a complete or missing a part check. Review schedule card: topic, learning date and exam or goal, then reviews on Day 1, 2, 4, 7, 14 and 30, each with a planned date, a tick, easy, okay or hard circles and notes. Exam prep checklist card: exam details (date, class, time, room), 8 things to check off, weak spots, a 3 line plan for the last days, a 10 day countdown and a confidence rating
5. 12 to 14Backs for 4 x 6 in cards in lined, dot grid and graph styles
6. 15 to 22The eight designs once more at 3 x 5 in, three per page with crop marks, trimmed to fit the smaller card (review rounds on Day 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30, a 6 point exam checklist and a 7 day countdown)
7. 23 to 25Backs for 3 x 5 in cards in lined, dot grid and graph styles
8. 26 to 27Tabbed 4 x 6 in box dividers for New, Review and Mastered, plus one blank tab for a subject
9. 28Tabbed 3 x 5 in box dividers for New, Review and Mastered
10. 29Three blank tabbed 3 x 5 in dividers for your subjects

Files included

• Cornell Note Cards 3x5 & 4x6, US Letter PDF (29 pages)
• Cornell Note Cards 3x5 & 4x6, A4 PDF (29 pages)
• Read Me First, a short printing guide (PDF)

How to download and print

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• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• The cards are a PDF you print and cut at home. No printed cards are sent. If you would rather take full-page Cornell notes, the shop has a full-page version too.
• It is a digital download, so nothing physical is mailed.
• Colors on paper may look a little different from your screen.
• Licensed for personal use. Sharing, reselling or redistributing the files is not allowed.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file does not open or print correctly, email us and we will help right away.

How this was made

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