Memory techniques · lesson 9 of 24 · free

Rhymes and rhythm — Memory techniques for students

Rhymes are among the oldest memory tricks. “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — the rhyme of “one” and “done” pulls the fact along. To make your own, put the fact in the first line and end the second line with a word that rhymes. Say it aloud often, clap a beat or sing it to a tune you know.

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Memory tip

Say it with a beat — “rhyme and rhythm carry a fact”

  1. Put the fact first, then end the line with a rhyming word: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little tricks.”
  2. Rhyming words share an ending sound: cake – lake – snake; night – kite – light; sun – run – one.
  3. Say it aloud with a beat, again and again, until it sings itself.

Use it for: Times-table facts, days in each month, formulas, spelling rules and short definitions.

Worked example: 🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? → rake

  1. Say the words aloud and listen to the ending sound.
  2. “Rake” ends with the same “-ake” sound, so it rhymes with “cake”.

Check: Try it: write a two-line rhyme for the times-table fact you find hardest and sing it to a tune ✓

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