LISA GAMBLE 2 nd Grade
Feb 22, 2016
LISA GAMBLE2nd Grade
MNEMONIC STRATEGIESMnemonics are strategies for improving memorization
They can be categorized into three groups: OrganizationVisualization or mental imageryRehearsal
MNEMONIC STRATEGIES FOR MATHEMATICS
CATEGORIZATION WITH PLACE VALUE
3,
7 2 5
Let students use a place value chart to help differentiate the values of the numbers
VISUALIZATION AND KEY WORD METHOD
Teach students to break the double or triple digit math problem into place values. They will need help with this strategy the first several times they use it.
But once they master it they are very successful.
45 40+5 +32 +30+2
77 70+7=77
GENERAL MEMORY This chant was found at: http://www.songsforteaching.com/math/placevalue/onestenshundredsplace.htm When introducing the thousands place this is a great rap!Every place has a value
A value in each placeStart with the ones and move leftLET’S RACE!Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands1’s 10’s 100’s 1,000’sOnes, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands1’s 10’s 100’s 1,000’sEvery place has a value
MNEMONIC STRATEGIES FOR SCIENCE
VISUALIZATION FOR SPACE Before teaching students the planets order it is good to give them a visualization, this way when discussions about the planets take place the students will remember the picture. This is also a great way to let them see the size difference in the planets and the sun!
ORGANIZATION FOR SPACE
MYVERYEXCELLENTMOTHERJUSTSENTUSNINEPIZZA’S
I was taught this letter acronym when I was in elementary school. It is great for memorizing the order of the planets! You will be amazed how long the students will remember it, I am going on 15 years!
MERCURYVENUSEARTHMARSJUPITERSATURNURANUSNEPTUNEPLUTO
GENERAL MEMORY STRATEGY Introducing a song or a chant can be very helpful in memorization. Try to incorporate some key vocabulary in this strategy to help with vocab. knowledge! This next song that I made up is to the tune of the “ABC’s”. There’s nine planets don’t you know We can name them here we go First there Mercury, then there’s Venus Next there’s Earth and Mars We also have Jupiter That is followed by Saturn And way out there is Uranus We can’t forget there are two more Neptune and Pluto, they must be cold And those are all our planets They rotate around our Sun!
MNEMONIC STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL STUDIES
VISUALIZATION STRATEGY FOR KEY WORD LANDMARK
Provide examples to show the vocabulary word so that students are able to have a visualization that goes along with the word.
Mount Rushmore
Lincoln MemorialWashington Monument
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY
LINCOLN MEMORIALARLINGTON CEMETERYNATIONAL MEMORIAL ARCHDEVIL’S TOWERMOUNT RUSHMOREALAMOREMINGTON WATER TOWERKOREAN WAR VETERAN MEMORIAL
Give students interesting ways to remember key vocabulary and some items that may go with that vocabulary word.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY FOR LANDMARKS
Landmark
Use bubble maps to to tell about the important facts for the vocabulary word.
historic
national
Tells a story
has impac
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