What sorts of things does your 2nd/3rd grade grammar stage student memorize?

[Halcyon]

My son memorizes math facts, grammar facts, some science facts....but in terms of, say, memorizing all the kings of Englands plus dates (for example)..well, we don't do that. Wondering about the importance of memorizing for memorization's sake for his mental development.

 

What sorts of things does your elementary child memorize?

[2_girls_mommy]

My dd7 is in 2nd. We have done the Kings of England this year, plus math facts, science things like order of the planets and colors of the rainbow, Bible verses from Sunday school, and a few poems.

 

For 3rd, we will try the suggested lists in WTM too. I can't remember the exact differences in the 3rd and 4th grade history suggestions off the top of my head. But we have had success with doing it, and had fun practicing our lists. We will keep it up.

[Heather in WI]

My second graders memorized:

 

 

 

1. Try, Try Again by T.H. Palmer

 

2. “Hope†Is the Thing With Feathers by Emily Dickinson

 

3. See It Through by Edgar A. Guest

 

4. Psalm 1

 

5. I Shall Not Pass This Way Again by Anonymous

 

6. Autumn Fires by Robert Louis Stevenson

 

7. Persevere by Anonymous

 

8. Psalm 8

 

9. Sea Fever by John Masefield

 

10. Jack Frost by Celia Thaxter

 

11. All That is Gold Does Not Glitter by JRR Tolkien

 

12. Psalm 15

 

13. Isaiah 9:2-7

 

14. Good Sportsmanship by Richard Armour

 

15. Winter by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

 

16. Psalm 23

 

17. Snowflakes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 

18. Don’t Give Up the Ship! by Anonymous

 

19. The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 

 

My 3rd grader memorized:

 

 

1) The Books of the Bible

 

2) A Man by Edgar A. Guest

 

3) The Mayflower Compact

 

4) Boys Wanted by Anonymous

 

5) Timeline of American Wars from Colonial Times to 1850

 

6) The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 

7) Opening to the Declaration of Independence

 

8) Preamble and Outline of the US Constitution

 

9) The Bill of Rights

 

10) Death Be Not Proud by John Donne

 

11) The 50 States

 

12) The First Twenty American Presidents

 

[Halcyon]

This is wonderful! where'd you get your ideas?

 

My second graders memorized:

 

 

1. Try, Try Again by T.H. Palmer

 

2. “Hope†Is the Thing With Feathers by Emily Dickinson

 

3. See It Through by Edgar A. Guest

 

4. Psalm 1

 

5. I Shall Not Pass This Way Again by Anonymous

 

6. Autumn Fires by Robert Louis Stevenson

 

7. Persevere by Anonymous

 

8. Psalm 8

 

9. Sea Fever by John Masefield

 

10. Jack Frost by Celia Thaxter

 

11. All That is Gold Does Not Glitter by JRR Tolkien

 

12. Psalm 15

 

13. Isaiah 9:2-7

 

14. Good Sportsmanship by Richard Armour

 

15. Winter by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

 

16. Psalm 23

 

17. Snowflakes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 

18. Don’t Give Up the Ship! by Anonymous

 

19. The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

My 3rd grader memorized:

 

1) The Books of the Bible

 

2) A Man by Edgar A. Guest

 

3) The Mayflower Compact

 

4) Boys Wanted by Anonymous

 

5) Timeline of American Wars from Colonial Times to 1850

 

6) The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 

7) Opening to the Declaration of Independence

 

8) Preamble and Outline of the US Constitution

 

9) The Bill of Rights

 

10) Death Be Not Proud by John Donne

 

11) The 50 States

 

12) The First Twenty American Presidents

 

[Heather in WI]

This is wonderful! where'd you get your ideas?

 

I checked out a bunch of poetry books from the library and picked out ones I liked along with poems I already knew I liked. Ditto with going through the Psalms. Isaiah corresponded with Christmas, so that was an easy pick. At the time that I planned the second grade list, I remember being focused on finding poems that encouraged discipline/responsibility/etc.

 

I think I started with a TWTM list for third grade, but added other things that fit in that I found as I planned our American History study. John Donne I threw in .... because I love him, LOL. :-)

[Homemama2]

My 2nd grader has memorized poems, hymns, the books of the Bible, lots of Bible verses, math facts and parts of grammar, some science facts (order of the planets etc), and some facts for geography (things like the oceans, continents, and each country that we've studied this year. ) Next year we will go back to history rather than geography, but I don't plan to have him memorize alot for history like the WTM says. Basically just whatever I happen to think is important out of our curr. :001_smile:

[HootyTooty]

I am choosing our items from this book.

[kalanamak]

I am choosing our items from this book.

 

thank you!

[helena]

I am choosing our items from this book.

 

:party: Thank you!!

I'm so inspired by this list!

[Halcyon]

I am too! I am looking for primarily secular stuff to memorize, and since DS already memorizes science and math stuff, I am thinking I'd like to focus on history and poetry. He has memorized all the greek and roman gods, and I think we're going to move on to geography memorization-he knows the continents and major countries in those continents, but I'd like him to REALLY know his countries and their capitals.

[helena]

Okay, I've made a memory folder with tabs to divide subjects. Now I'm searching for additional lists to print up.

Thanks again!

[Gratia271]

I am choosing our items from this book.

 

Thanks!

[Mom0012]

We spent a number of years doing the CC memory work, but last year we switched over the IEW's poetry memorization program. It's been great. My daughter's favorite subject is poetry now.

 

Lisa

[gaillardia]

:lurk5: Thanks for posting your kids' memorization materials lists.

[wy_kid_wrangler04]

My 2nd grader is/has memorizing math facts, she memorized all the 50 states (and most of their locations) the continents, oceans, the order of the planets, interesting facts about each of the planets, we are working on the parts of speech :glare:

 

Next year we are going to focus on poetry, history and whatever else I come up with :)