Review of i before e (except after c) (Hardcover)

I am a home schooler, and the memory tips in this little book are invaluable teaching tools. Some I remembered, some I had forgotten...and some were new to me. All can serve anyone on "memory lane." It even helped me come up with memory keys on my own. Great book, and an easy read.

Product Description
Here is an amusing collection of ingenious mnemonics devised to help us learn and understand hundreds of important fact as children and can continue to resonate with us as adults.

Featuring all the mnemonics youÂ'll ever need to know, this fun little book will bring back all the simple, easy-to-remember rhymes from your childhoodÂ-once learned, fix the information in the brain foreverÂ-such as learning to count by reciting Â'One, Two, buckle my shoe, Three, Four, knock at the door.Â' Packed with clever verses, engaging acronyms, curiousÂ-and sometimes hilariousÂ-sayings that can be used to solve a problem or cap an argument.

Take a trip back to the classroom, and rediscover the assortment of practical memory aids covering a range of different subjects, including spelling, time, mathematics, history, general trivia, and much more. The information is organized in short snippets by category such as:
*Geographically Speaking:Remember North East South West by reciting Never Eat Slimy Worms or Naughty Elephants Squirt Water.
*Time and the Calendar: Â'Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest have 31 excepting February alone; And that has 28 days clear; With 29 in each leap yearÂ'
*Think of a Number: Know the Roman numerals by remembering Â'I Value Xylophones Like Cows Dig MilkÂ'
*World History: Â'In fourteen hundred, ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, And found this land, land of the Free, beloved by you, beloved by meÂ'

The clever verses, engaging acronyms, curious sayings are endless. Guaranteed to amuse and inform, here is a perfect gift for any language loverÂ-complete with a To/From gift plate.



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