Pre-Test: TELL THEM I PICKED THINGS THAT I DON’T THINK THEY’LL KNOW – BECAUSE I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW EASY IT IS TO LEARN THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW! YOU’LL GET MOST OF THESE THINGS RIGHT IN JUST A FEW MINUTES!

Study Skills: Memory Tricks M R. S O R R E L L

MNEMONIC DEVICES (Memory Tricks!) Word, story, song, picture Easy to remember Reminds you of the thing you’re really supposed to remember!

Songs or Rhymes Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492

THE SILLIER THE BETTER! Pictures:

Separate

Separate

There is A RAT in SEPARATE !!! Sep a rat e

a Sep a rat rat e

Sep a rat e

Number of days in months: Rhyme (name of month) Knuckles (sequence)

? Fun with Fractions DENOMINATOR NUMERATOR

? Fun with Fractions

? DENOMINATOR NUMERATOR Is this FUN???

DENOMINATOR NUMERATOR

The Number I Ate The Number Delivered DENOMINATOR NUMERATOR

Is this too silly? Are you too cool? Which is sillier? Remembering silly pictures or Failing the test? (remember, nobody has to know)

Multiply by 9? Count on Your Fingers!

LINKING Create a story Memory Trick! fact/point

(NO ORDER REQUIRED) Music class 4 Greatest Classical Composers: Bach Brahms Beethoven Mozart

(NO ORDER REQUIRED) Music class 4 Greatest Classical Composers: While listening to classical music, a BEE wearing a BRA MOWS her BACKyard Bach Brahms Beethoven Mozart

(NO ORDER REQUIRED) Music class 4 Greatest Classical Composers: While listening to classical music, a BEE wearing a BRA MOWS her BACKyard Bach Brahms Beethoven Mozart

(NO ORDER REQUIRED) Music class 4 Greatest Classical Composers: While listening to classical music, a BEE wearing a BRA MOWS her BACKyard

(NO ORDER REQUIRED) Music class 4 Greatest Classical Composers: While listening to classical music, a BEE wearing a BRA MOWS her BACKyard Bach Brahms Beethoven Mozart

LINKING Create a story Memory Trick! fact/point NOW YOU TRY IT

REMEMBER: Successful students do what unsuccessful students are unwilling to do.

Study Skills: Memory Tricks M R. S O R R E L L

WORDPLAY!! RHYTHM Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move DESERTS DESSERTS =the sweet one has two sugars