In college a psychology instructor taught us how to memorize things using a memorization technique known as Shape Peg Words. The idea of this system is to memorize things in a certain order, and know what any number is. When it came time to teach Webelos how to memorize the Scout Law, I couldnt remember all of the Shape Pegs, and I have since found some probably more correct ones. The idea is to create a shape from the number and then associate the thing you are trying to remember with that shape, and the more outrageous the relationship, the more likely you are to remember it. You can make up your own, but these are the ones I used to teach the boys.
Add a top to the 1 and it turns to a T TRUSTWORTHY
If you turn the 2 sideways it looks like an N which stands for Noah, Noah had 2 lions that were very LOYAL
Turn the 3 sideways it is an M for mountain. In the mountains there are signs that point the direction to go, they are very HELPFUL
The 4 can be turned into a Ray Gun. Imagine a giant alien holding a Ray gun at you and is ready to zap you away my isnt he FRIENDLY
5 can be turned into a large snake who always bows at the waist. He is very COURTEOUS
If someone gives you a 6 pack of (root) beer they would be very KIND
My son decided he could turn a 7 into a dog, and dogs are very OBEDIENT
Turn the 8 sideways and it can be a mask on a clown. Clowns are very CHEERFUL.
Bankers hours are 9 to 5, and bankers are very THRIFTY
This may be politically incorrect, but there is a song 10 little Indians (one little, two little, three little Indians) 10 little Indian BRAVE(s)
My son decided the two parallel 1s looked like a bar of soap, CLEAN
Most of the boys just remembered the last one was REVERENT, but if you turned the 1 into a cross and added the 2 as a squared sign that would be very REVERENT
By using this method you can memorize them in any order, and know what the 8th scout law is without spooling through all of them. I still amaze the boys today by being able to recite the scout law backwards. Here are some I have found since trying to remember them on my own, and they do work well for memorizing most things. (very helpful in school)
Shape Peg Words (1-10) Like the Rhyming Peg System, the Shape Peg System is also based on associating a peg word with each of the digits 1 to 10. The difference is that peg words are chosen on the bases of resemblance in shape. Thus, a pencil might be a good peg word for 1, because it resembles the long and thin shape of a 1. Below are possible peg shapes
pencil, candle, spear
swan
Bird rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise
Sail of a Sailboat
Hook
Club the end of golf club
Cliff think of a little guy looking over the edge
Hourglass
Balloon flying through the air, on a little string
Scout Law Acronym
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In college a psychology instructor taught us how to memorize things using a memorization technique known as Shape Peg Words. The idea of this system is to memorize things in a certain order, and know what any number is. When it came time to teach Webelos how to memorize the Scout Law, I couldnt remember all of the Shape Pegs, and I have since found some probably more correct ones. The idea is to create a shape from the number and then associate the thing you are trying to remember with that shape, and the more outrageous the relationship, the more likely you are to remember it. You can make up your own, but these are the ones I used to teach the boys.
Add a top to the 1 and it turns to a T TRUSTWORTHY
If you turn the 2 sideways it looks like an N which stands for Noah, Noah had 2 lions that were very LOYAL
Turn the 3 sideways it is an M for mountain. In the mountains there are signs that point the direction to go, they are very HELPFUL
The 4 can be turned into a Ray Gun. Imagine a giant alien holding a Ray gun at you and is ready to zap you away my isnt he FRIENDLY
5 can be turned into a large snake who always bows at the waist. He is very COURTEOUS
If someone gives you a 6 pack of (root) beer they would be very KIND
My son decided he could turn a 7 into a dog, and dogs are very OBEDIENT
Turn the 8 sideways and it can be a mask on a clown. Clowns are very CHEERFUL.
Bankers hours are 9 to 5, and bankers are very THRIFTY
This may be politically incorrect, but there is a song 10 little Indians (one little, two little, three little Indians) 10 little Indian BRAVE(s)
My son decided the two parallel 1s looked like a bar of soap, CLEAN
Most of the boys just remembered the last one was REVERENT, but if you turned the 1 into a cross and added the 2 as a squared sign that would be very REVERENT
By using this method you can memorize them in any order, and know what the 8th scout law is without spooling through all of them. I still amaze the boys today by being able to recite the scout law backwards. Here are some I have found since trying to remember them on my own, and they do work well for memorizing most things. (very helpful in school)
Shape Peg Words (1-10) Like the Rhyming Peg System, the Shape Peg System is also based on associating a peg word with each of the digits 1 to 10. The difference is that peg words are chosen on the bases of resemblance in shape. Thus, a pencil might be a good peg word for 1, because it resembles the long and thin shape of a 1. Below are possible peg shapes
pencil, candle, spear
swan
Bird rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise
Sail of a Sailboat
Hook
Club the end of golf club
Cliff think of a little guy looking over the edge
Hourglass
Balloon flying through the air, on a little string
Knife and plate