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Creative Homeschooling is...Thinking Out-of-the-Box!
May. 28, 2005
Acronyms, an Excellent Tool for Memorization!
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Acronyms, an Excellent Tool for Memorization!
The use of acronyms is an excellent mnemonic method of memorization. It is especially effective when trying to remember groups of things. How many times have you heard from your kids, "I forgot!" when told to do something? Here is a fun excercise to teach them to remember so that they won't have any excuse for "forgetting" again. All you have to do is turn the first letter of your memory list into a cute or funny saying....the sillier the better. For example; Instead of having keys, our postal box had an letter combination for the lock. My son was the mail-getter and couldn't remember the groups of letters. We turned the letters GIHRG into a saying, "Gary is having rotten grapes." Now, that's easy to remember.
Fun Mnemonic Excercise to try with your kids:
Before you venture out to the local grocery store, challenge your children to remember part of the list. Break the list into groups of 5 or 6 items for each child to remember. Tell them to make up a memorable sentence using the acronyms of the items. Once at the store, see if they remember their list of items. Challenge them to make use of this tool regularly.
Yours Creatively,
Jennie von Eggers
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May. 28, 2005 - Untitled Comment
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
We're from Michigan and that's how we remember them.
Spunky