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Sunday, August 28, 2011

WRITING AND GRAMMAR: Sentence coordinators

Trying to remember what all of your sentence coordinators are? Just remember this word:

FANBOYS

Each letter stands for one of the coordinators:

For And Nor But Or Yet So

Sunday, April 24, 2011

SPACE & ASTRONOMY: Atmospheric Layers

Trying to remember the order of Earth's atmospheric layers? Memorize the following sentence:

To Space Mankind Takes Explorers

The atmospheric layers are:

Troposphere Stratosphere Mesosphere Thermosphere Exosphere

Monday, January 17, 2011

MUSIC: Treble Clef Notes

Trying to remember the order of treble clef notes? Memorize the following sentence:

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

These letters represent the order of the treble clef's notes:

E - G - B - D - F

In addition, you can memorize the notes between E, G, B, D and F by noting what they spell:

F - A - C - E

Monday, January 10, 2011

GEOGRAPHY: Points on the Compass

Remembering the order of the points on a compass is a cinch with this sentence:

Never Eat Shredded Wheat

The first letter of each word stands for a point on the compass, in a clockwise manner:

North East South West


Monday, December 27, 2010

SCIENCE: Colors in the Visual Spectrum

If you're trying to remember the names - and order - of the colors in the visible spectrum, memorize this name:

ROY G. BIV

Every letter in Roy's name stands for a color in the spectrum, in order:

Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet

Monday, December 20, 2010

RELIGION: The Seven Deadly Sins

Trying to memorize the Seven Deadly Sins? Remember this:

Lucifer Glares, Grandma Slowly Writes Endless Prayers

The first two letters of each word stand in the sentence stand for the seven deadly sins:

Lust
Gluttony
Greed
Sloth
Wrath
Envy
Pride

Sunday, December 12, 2010

GOVERNMENT & SOCIAL STUDIES: The Articles of the Constitution

Trying to memorize what the Articles of the Constitution helped establish? Remember this:

Let Every Judge Stand And Defend Rights

The first letter of each word pertains to memory prompts for the seven articles:

1. Legislative Branch
2. Executive Branch
3. Judicial Branch
4. State powers and limits
5. Amending the Constitution
6. Debts, Supreme Law and Oaths
7. Ratifying the Constitution