We sometimes repeat them out of habit, without remembering their usefulness. The wordlist “but where is gold or car?” undoubtedly reminds you of something, but do you remember its meaning? As a child, you certainly memorized French coordinating conjunctions. Mnemonics are tools that make it easier to remember information. Although it is possible to make them to your liking, some are famous and useful to know.
Mnemonics to help children remember essential information
Among the mnemonics that you should know by heart, there is above all the phrase “Here I am, Uncle Marcel, I am a professional swimmer” to remember the order of the planets in the solar system, from closest to the sun to farthest from the sun. The first letter is the same as that of the planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Still in geography, the simple word “Please” allows us to remember the five rivers of Russia: the Volga, the Ob, the Yenisei, the Lena, the Amur. In the same vein, the initials “Holmes” refer to the Great Lakes of North America: Huron, Ontario, Saint-Laurent, Michigan, Erie, Superior.
Culturally, it is important to know the Seven Wonders of the World, and to remember them a sentence can help you. “Mostafa! I’m waiting for the copy!” includes the beginning of each of them: MAUsoleum of Halicarnassus, STATUE of Zeus at Olympia, PHAre of Alexandria, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, TEMPLE of Artemis at Ephesus, Colossus of Rhodes, Pyramids of Egypt. And for the seven deadly sins, with the noun phrase “c“gallop” It is impossible not to think of anger, envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride and laziness.
These other reminders must shine in society
As for practical or fun reminders that your children will love to reveal at the table during family meals or in the classroom, there are “If you play almost alone, you get grumpy”. If it doesn’t mean anything to you, revise your copy, it will help you remember the names of the seven dwarfs from the Snow White cartoon: Sneezing, Happy, Teacher, Dopey, Shy, Sleepy, Grumpy.
To separate Dupond and Dupont, the famous brothers from The Adventures of Tintin with different names, it is very simple: Dupond has a mustache that hangs like a D and Dupont has a mustache that is pointed like the bars of the T .
As for spelling, the word “to swallow” has two “L” because “she flies with two wings,” “die” only costs one “R” since we “only die once” and there is only one”L” has “envelope” because'”we just put a letter in an envelope.”