RHYMES & SONGS. Rhythm, repetition,
melody, and rhyme can all aid memory. Do you remember learning the alphabet?
Many children learn the letters of the alphabet to the tune of "Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little Star." Using this technique can be fun, particularly
for children who like to create. Rhymes and songs draw on your auditory
memory and may be particularly useful for those who can learn tunes, songs,
or poems easily.
You sing the letters to the song as if they were the words to the song. Do the whole song since it reinforces the word more often. Point to the word on a piece of paper or use flash cards.
Songs for 3 Letter Words
This Old Man
Jingle Bells
Are You Sleeping? (C-A-N can)
Three Blind Mice
Songs for 4 Letter Words
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Skip to My Lou
YMCA
Are You Sleeping?
Songs for 5 Letter Words
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
You Are My Sunshine
BINGO ("There was a class that learned to spell; And
this is what they
sang-o")
Songs for 6 Letter Words
This Old Man
Jingle Bells
Happy Birthday
Michael Row Your Boat Ashore
The Farmer in the Dell
Skip to My Lou
Songs for 7 Letter Words
She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain When She Comes
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Twinkle, Twinkle
Willoughby Wallaby Woo
Songs for 8 Letter Words
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
Songs for 9 Letter Words
I'm A Little Teapot
Song ideas taken from: http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/word_wall_chants.htm
Memory technique description taken from:
http://www.web-us.com/memory/mnemonic_techniques.htm
Special thanks to Pat Wolfe for bringing
to light the importance of brain research, biology moments, and the implications
for the education world!
