You have probably heard that people, in general, can remember information better when it is set to music. You may have even experienced this phenomenon yourself. You can use this idea to help your youngster learn important information.
I had been trying to teach my older son how to tell someone his phone number if there were ever an emergency. Our number has several digits that repeat so it can be a little difficult for a child to remember in the correct order. I was getting frustrated with myself because I couldn’t think of a good way to help him learn the numbers. Then it dawned on me, why not set the seven number words to music. It took awhile to find a tune that would work, but it didn’t take long for my son to learn our phone number. Even to this day, if you ask him to tell you his phone number, he will gladly sing it for you. And now our three-year-old is singing it too.
If you would like to use this method to teach your own child, begin with a familiar tune, such as “B-I-N-G-O”, and come up with a simple, two-line song. For example, (sung to B-I-N-G-O) “I can sing my phone number, it helps to keep me safe-O, 123-4567, 123-4567, 123-4567, it helps to keep me safe-O”. I like this one because it repeats the phone number several times.
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Written by Laura on April 6, 2011
The game of Memory has been around for many years. You can now purchase the game in just about any edition you can think of. If there is a popular movie out or a cartoon character that is loved by children, you can probably find the Memory Game with pictures to match those themes.
It is also a fairly easy game to make and can be a great way to teach other skills besides memorization, such as r
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Written by BRWI Staff on December 10, 2010
If you speak Italian or if you were a music major, then you would know that the words “da capo” mean to repeat “from the beginning”. In music, the words are used to tell the musician that either a part of or the entire score of music is to be played again. Although your child probably cannot read music at this young age, the concept can still be applied to help your child
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Written by Laura on May 14, 2010
Playing memory games is a great way to help your child actively develop a pre-reading skill. It may not seem obvious at first, but a good short-term memory is needed in order to read and comprehend what has just been read. There are any number of games you can play with your child that will help to develop this essential skill. Of course, there is the very popular game where you attempt to flip
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Written by BRWI Staff on December 21, 2009
