momma2three Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 How do you make sure your child retains memory work? Do you? DD has been memorizing poems this year, and has memorized about 15. She realized tonight that she's forgotten part of one that she learned last fall, and she was pretty upset about it. She likes putting on little performances for us with poems, but we don't test her (for lack of a better word) on the old ones... I'm wondering if we should? I bought "Living Memory" and it has a really complicated notebook system, with tabs for daily, weekly, and every day of the month... I can't really see keeping up with that, nor am I so into memory work that I want to pull the notebook out every day. So please tell me how you do memory work. I know that a lot of people here do Bible verses as memory work, so maybe if you go to church they get more use and your kids don't need the refresher? We've been doing various child-friendly poems. Nothing so earth shattering that she'll be intellectually hobbled if she doesn't remember them all through adulthood, but at the same time I feel like she's worked hard at memorizing them, and she is upset to forget them, and I don't just want to walk away from each poem after she's done with it, never to speak of it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missouri Okie Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 For the kid's violin music, which they memorize, we keep a list of songs. As we review an old song, we put a date by it when it's been re-mastered. Then we search for a song on the list with the oldest date by it and review that one next. Maybe a simple list like that would work for your memory work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 Oh that's a really good idea, and nice and simple to implement. I usually have my computer on me, so I can just make a simple spreadsheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 This sounds like the notebook, but I find it easier somehow. search "Scripture Memory System" on Youtube (Simply Charlotte Mason) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 That's actually exactly how the notebook is supposed to work! I dunno why, but you're right... doing it as an index card system seems a lot more user-friendly than a notebook. Smaller and less intimidating, maybe. :) Maybe I just will do something like that. It certainly seems thorough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I love this idea and have thought of incorporating in for a long time. This may be our year!;) What about other things beside scripture; poems, states/capitals/ presidents etc. Would you just put them right alongside the scripture or make a different box for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2queens&1princenmyhouse Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I love this idea and have thought of incorporating in for a long time. This may be our year! ;) What about other things beside scripture; poems, states/capitals/ presidents etc. Would you just put them right alongside the scripture or make a different box for them? I was wondering the same thing. The answer is probably going to be the same as with everything else homeschooling. Do what works for you. :lol: Personally, I think there are Bible verses that one should know as part of general knowledge, because they are referred to often. I'm more the type that wants my kids to be familiar with the books/lessons of the Bible and be able to find what they want/need, not necessarily quote it (although if they do, then great). Given that, I will probably do a mixture of both. Right now, DS is working on memorizing the continents and oceans, so that will probably be our first card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 How about ANKI? It has apps, computer programs and a website. And it's free. I'm not using it for poems yet (I think there is value in repeating them, but once we get too many to recite, the old ones will go to ANKI.) We are using it for Latin & daily recitation (from MP). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thia7278 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Poetry: We did 7 last year and 8 this year. I start the day by reviewing one old one. They may recite it, I may recite it but mess some words up for them to correct me. Then we go over the new one we're learning. Scripture: Last year we did an assortment of short verses, but I felt like nothing was really sticking with them. This year I chose Psalm 91. We review it 4 out of 5 days a week. Next year we'll review it at least once a week. I haven't decided what they'll learn next. Misc: New stuff gets worked on every day, now we're doing continents. Old stuff gets reviewed on a rotating basis like the poetry. I do not do one big block of memory. We do poetry and scripture first thing in the morning. Other stuff comes after we've done our calendar time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Review and repetition. Also, lasagna learning- so that the kids come into contact with the information through different venues and neural pathways (auditory, visual, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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