It’s easy to remember a list of things. Let’s say we want to remember the 7 continents in the world.

• Africa
• Antarctica
• Asia
• Australia
• North America
• South America
• Europe

Step 1 – Analyze the list.
Four continents begin with the letter “A”.
Two other continents begin with “A” but have a “North” or “South” in front of them.
One continent begins with an “E”.

Step 2 – Visualize and make up a story.
To remember the four “A” continents, visualize a lion in Africa leaping down to Antarctica where it’s cold. A penguin jumps on the lion’s back and off they fly to Australia and pick up a koala bear who wants to see a panda in Asia. Draw a picture of the animals, showing the names of the continents.

Step 3 – What “A”s are left?
The other two “A”s are for North America and South America which are easy to remember.

Step 4 – The easy “E”
That just leaves the “E” continent which is Europe.

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Teaching is so much easier if  you get kids singing and moving.  My students always loved this little Money Rap. It’s just the ticket for teaching coin denomination. Use a rap cadence and have fun with it.  Follow up by using actual coins while singing the rap.

The Money Rap
Well, I know a song, it’s really kind of funny,
It’s all about coins and learning to count money.

Chorus: Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters
Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters

Now a penny means one (hold out 1 finger)
And a nickel means five (hold out 5 fingers)
Dimes are worth ten (hold out 10 fingers
Quarters twenty five (flash 10 twice and then 5)
Repeat chorus

Five pennies in a nickel (1 hand fingers stretched)
Two nickels in a dime (hold out 2 fingers)
Five nickels in a quarter (1 hand fingers stretched)
You’ll know it every time.(downward motion both hands)
Repeat chorus

Five pennies make a nickel, Two nickels make a dime
Two dimes and a nickel, make a quarter every time.
Repeat chorus

Four quarters make a dollar and that is quite a lot,
And a dollar in my pocket is exactly what I’ve got.
Repeat chorus

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Last week I gave you a challenge.  What did you come up with as a memory tip for the math definition of “vertical”?  Here’s my idea.  Write the word starting at the bottom and go up vertically.  By doing the exercise, kids will remember that vertical mean “an upright position.”

What do you think?  Memory tips are fun to do and make a difference.  To remember the meaning of “horizontal”, just write it across the page with the letters spread out.

Let me know how your kids are responding!

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