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Memory Aids - Tips For Learning

Updated: Oct 19, 2022


Memory Aids - Tips For Learning

Explore what a mnemonic is by looking at the following examples shared by HL Tutoring Services.

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Big Elephants Can't Always Use Small Exits

Spring forward and fall back

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Leave me, Change me, Turn me Over

What are these examples of?

Watch the short video below to find out more about more about changing clock times in the U.K. during the season of autumn. You may wish to turn down the volume down a little.


They are mnemonics.

What is a mnemonic?

A mnemonic is a memory aid. It could be a song, a rhyme, a picture or a phrase.

It's also a good idea to personalise any mnemonics; they'll be easier to remember too. Try making up your own or adapting one.

Is there a mnemonic you use as a memory aid? Which mnemonics do you use to help you spell tough words, use musical terms correctly, remember tricky mathematical methods, or to help you remember difficult things? Please share your mnemonic in the comments section right at the bottom of this post. Many thanks!


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