I can’t believe we’ve knocked another unit out! I was somewhat dreading this unit because the topic seemed rather dry and dull, but I was in for a pleasant surprise once we dove in!!
The A Journey Through Learning lapbook was an outstanding spine. I had never used one of their lapbooks before, but it won’t be the last one! It was put together in a very organized, simple to implement way – refreshing!!
We also completed some of our own inventions using ideas from the Teacher Created Materials Inventions book. (You can find links to the books I’m mentioning below.) The kids LOVED creating their own inventions. I’ve put together a little slideshow of our lapbooks and inventions….
My all-time favorite creative memorization tool so far has been Times Tales! My oldest daughter had struggled with the upper multiplication facts for months. In ONE day of this program, she knew the facts! I’m not kidding! It uses little stories to tell about each fact. After doing the program with her, I still can’t think of 8×7 without picturing Mrs. Snowman and Mrs. Week driving one mile over the speed limit at 56mph!
Getting children to memorize anything from math facts and spelling words to Bible verses and history dates is going to depend greatly on their learning style. Lucky for us, there are a wealth of ideas and resources available for memorization using different learning styles:
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