FUN LEARNING


WITH MNEMONICS M


nemonics are a great way to help children remember important facts, diffi cult spellings and anything else that they need to retain. We all know how diffi cult practising


spellings was as a child, so mnemonics are a great way for parents to get involved with making homework fun! Mnemonics work by using diff erent parts of the brain, creating visual images, as well as personal meanings. The possibilities are endless with mnemonics and there are no boundaries, so the funnier the beמּ er! Primary Times takes a look at some common mnemonics that will help your children remember their planets to their colours.


Acrostics Acrostics are formed by using


the first letter of each word to make it more memorable. You can use these to help with spellings, important facts or to remember the order of things. Can you come up with some of your own to help remember words your child struggles to remember?


BECAUSE


Big Elephants Can’t Always Understand Small Elephants


RHYTHM Rhythm Helps Your


Two Hips Move.


PLANETS My (Mercury)


Very (Venus) Educated (Earth) Mother (Mars) Just (Jupiter) Served(Saturn) Us (Uranus)


Noodles (Neptune)


Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain


COLOURS Ever wondered why we Rhymes


can remember song lyrics? Rhyming uses part of the brain that responds to rhythm and music, which makes it a great way at remembering phrases and facts.


Why not make up mnemonic to the rhythm of your favourite song?


GRAMMAR “I before E except


a er C but weird is just weird”


DIRECTIONS “Never Eat


Shredded Wheat” NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST


MONTHS


“Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November;


All the rest have thirty-one, Save February,


with twenty-eight days clear, and twenty-nine


each leap year”


Their = Belongs to There = Place


Every New Ostrich Uses Green Hats - Enough


I’ve Got Itchy Toes - Ight Words


Why not add a picture of a snake to make sight or a monster for might?


Pictures


Pictures are a great way of creating a visual aid to help remember terminology. Many children memorisמּeb e er by using pictures that are associated with the words. What picture can you come up with?


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