Singing songs are a fun and effective way to remember information for children. One example is the "ABC" song set to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Many children learn their alphabet from this song. Nearly any kind of information, such as numbers or a home address, can be learned by singing. Also, songs can teach children new vocabulary words and encourage good behavior, such as washing their hands. Repeat the songs often and sing them with your child so that she remembers them.
Set concepts that need to be remembered to creative movement. If you are teaching a child a story, add consistent hand gestures. For example, pretend to feed yourself every time the character in the story is eating or smile if the character is happy. For math, bounce a ball, clap or hop on a foot to a rhyme, such as "Cinderella Dressed in Red." Children bounce, clap or hop as many times as they can and count the numbers out loud. If repeated often, movement helps children remember.
Repeating certain memory tricks, such as acronyms, help with children's memory. Acronyms are using the first letters of the words that need to be memorized. One example is remembering the Great Lakes with the acronym, "HOMES." for Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior. Remembering only the first letters jogs the memory for the entire string of words. Another example is "Every Good Boy Does Fine," for the line notes on the scale, or EGBDF, when reading music.
Another mnemonic tool are acrostics, which are similar to acronyms. The first letters, of a string of words, are used to create silly sentences, such as “super man helps every one” for the Great Lakes -- Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. Acrostics can be created into ridiculous sentences or poems that help children remember. Another example is "Darwin kracks porpoise code orders families to group specialist" to remember Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, for scientific classification.