Cornell notes template: free printable PDF
A Cornell notes template splits one page into three parts: a narrow cue column on the left, a wide notes area on the right and a summary strip at the bottom. Print the blank sheet below, take notes on the right during class, add cue questions afterwards and finish with a short summary. The filled example shows what a real page looks like.
The format comes from Walter Pauk, who taught study skills at Cornell University in the 1950s. The page does the planning for you. The layout tells you what goes where, so you spend class listening instead of deciding how to set up your notes.
The cue column is the useful part. Once each block of notes has a question next to it, you can cover the right side and test yourself, which beats rereading. The summary strip makes you say the page in your own words, and that shows fast what you did not understand.
Print on A4 or Letter at 100 percent so the lines stay readable. Saved as a PDF, the sheet also works in a notes app on a tablet.