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HOMES
Montana Redhead (now with letters) Started conversation Aug 15, 2002
I could never remember the names of the Great Lakes, until my fifth grade teacher taught us "HOMES"
H for Lake Huron
O for Lake Ontario
M for Lake Michigan
E for Lake Erie
S for Lake Superior
and a friend of mine knows all of the US presidents in order. She learned it in 4th grade, but to this day, has to sing it to remember. I think music is, indeed, a wonderful way to remember things.
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FG Posted Aug 15, 2002
Doesn't either the color spectrum of the rainbow or the nine planets have something similar?
Let's see...red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple? Roy G. ??
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.... Boy, *that* ain't anything!
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Montana Redhead (now with letters) Posted Aug 16, 2002
Roy G. Biv, actually. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
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Blahdeedah Posted Aug 16, 2002
The mnemonic for the planets is "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us New Peanuts"
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Odo Posted Aug 16, 2002
One I was taught in school for the planets is :-
My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets.
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