Remembering: Working our Memory Speech

You will have 15 seconds to look at and remember as many words as you can.

dove fish airplane mountains candy cane military happiness sibling chocolate hand timer sock

How many did you remember? dove fish airplane mountains candy cane military happiness sibling chocolate hand timer sock

Now let’s try it again. . .

You will have 15 seconds to look at and remember as many words as you can.

strawberry whale sock chocolate vanilla turkey bubble gum tennis shoe giraffe shorts polar bear basketball

How many did you remember this time? strawberry whale sock chocolate vanilla turkey bubble gum tennis shoe giraffe shorts polar bear basketball

What made this set of words easier to remember? vanilla chocolate strawberry bubble gum shorts basketball tennis shoes socks giraffe whale polar bear turkey

Categorizing can help us to remember important items.

Placing the categories ice cream, animals, and athletic gear helped us to remember what all the words were in that set. Sometimes we remember things that are important to us and that we can relate to.

Let’s test our skills with one other memory test.