Nursery rhymes can help children with memorization as well as numbers and rhythm. Have your preschool students memorize a nursery rhyme and present it to the rest of the class after a few days of practice. As most preschoolers are unable to read, students will be forced to rely only on auditory skills in order to memorize the rhymes.
Use cheers in your classroom to help children learn to spell and count. You can use the traditional "Give me an A-P-P-L-E; what's that spell?" cheer with your children to help them begin to learn to spell. Challenge students to spell objects around the classroom as well as spelling their own names and the names of their classmates. Chanting together will help ingrain the spelling in their minds.
Songs are a great way to increase auditory learning, especially for students who are musically inclined. Songs help students with their memorization skills as well as teach them to become familiar with their own musicality. Put on a show in the spring and at Christmastime featuring favorite Christmas songs or other children's songs, such as "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," for their families and friends.
Get students on their feet by reading them a story and having them act it out. Be the narrator by reading one of their favorite tales and assign each student a character. This exercise challenges students to really use their listening skills so that they will know what to do. If they don't listen, they will be in danger of disrupting the tale.