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How to memorize the presidents
It made me
impressive.
 "lasting."
How I did it: technically, this was never on my 43 things list. i was forced to do it in the 8th grade (1990!), but it comes in handy all the time. plus, it's my only good parlor trick. (i can still shoot them all out in under 30 seconds, even now with 4 presidents extra). my history teacher would give us roughly 5 new presidents per class, give us some backstory about each, and then drill us on that group (coupled with the groups from previous days). it was just the right balance of learning some interesting facts, and turning it all into a big classroom game. once we had learned them all, we had a big showdown where people competed for the fastest individual times, and the fastest tag team times. simple, fun, and effective. 20 years later- i'm still able to rock it (as is my sister who learned them 2 years before me). the power of repetition! Lessons & tips: make it into a game, and focus on how impressive you'll be once you've got it firmly ensconced in your repertoire. also, hello- JEOPARDY ("this 33rd president...)! Resources: mr. hickey (my eighth grade history teacher). repetition. my pretty excellent memory.
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14 months ago
This was way easier than I thought it would be. I made up a silly picture to go with each president and then a story to link them all together. I’m so proud of myself but I have nobody to brag too! My husband doesn’t care! lol
llong is growing slowly but surely
YUP!
14 months ago
Wasn’t that hard…..there are only 42 of them.
No better start to the learning of American History.
the presidents of the united states of america
14 months ago
i would love to TRY to help, but i don’t know that well myself. so if you every need any help, any help at all just give me a holler and i will be there for you and help as much as i possibly can! i will give 110 percent, i promise you if you need help for a quiz or something like that i am here to help every one of you.
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Even a 4 year old can do this
17 months ago
I actually did this years ago, but I’ve since forgotten, and there are more presidents to add. So I’m ready to relearn them. My youngest daughter did this in pre-school!
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2 years ago
I don’t have enough time, besides I could be doing a lot cooler stuff instead of spending my time like that.
I did it!
3 years ago
I had to do this for a test in 9th grade American Government class, but I crammed it by straight memorization overnight … which is probably why it immediately fell out of my head. So today (6 years later) I learned the song and now I’ve completely got it down. :) It’s to the tune of “Ten Little Indians”-several people on forums suggested they learned it that way when they were younger.
Does 7th grade count?
3 years ago
I used to be able to do this while taking Civics in 7th grade. I think that counts. I’d like to be able to do it again.
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