Memory exercise

Try this out to see how powerful our memories can become by combining all three main learning styles.

Try learning this list by just reading it…….

Memory: Visual

• 1 eins
• 2 zwei
• 3 drei
• 4 vier
• 5 funf
• 6 sechs
• 7 sieben
• 8 acht
• 9 neun
• 10 zehn

Now add sound, by reading out the correct pronunciations to the right.

Visual + Auditory

• 1 eins -eye-ns
• 2 zwei -sv-eye
• 3 drei -dry
• 4 vier -fear
• 5 funf -foonf
• 6 sechs -sex
• 7 sieben -see ben
• 8 acht -act
• 9 neun -noyn
• 10 zehn -sane

Now build in the actions….

Visual + Auditory + Kinaesthetic

• 1 eins -eye-ns point to eyes
• 2 zwei -sv-eye spy with binoculars
• 3 drei -dry rub your arms dry
• 4 vier -fear be frightened
• 5 funf -foonf punch
• 6 sechs -sex raise your eyebrows!
• 7 sieben -see ben look for Ben
• 8 acht -act be dramatic
• 9 neun -noyn think of “boinging” on springs
• 10 zehn -sane make a speech bubble

For most people the final method is the most effective.This is called memory by association, you associate the movements with the words. When you connect a physical movement to something you are more likely to remember it.

Try and do the same with lists of things you need to remember.

German alphabet exercise: Acknowledgements to Gary Burnett author of Parents First