my 1st grader is going to be in a show at school about dr. martin luther king jr. she has a few lines that we received the night before last and they have to be memorized by monday. what are some good ways to teach her quickly. i typed the whole speach on the computer in big format and highlighter her lines then i read everyone elses lines and she read her own...we have been reading it over and over the past two nights. she hasn't memorized it yet...will she get it in time?
2006-12-14 05:11:07 · 8 answers · asked by MonsterMom 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
she might. keep in mind, don't get frusterated. IF she gets stumped she will have a teacher to prompt her. It will be ok. Just keep doing what you are doing.
2006-12-14 05:14:30 · answer #1 · answered by sr22racing 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My 4 year old just had her Christmas Recital and she had a speaking part in it that was 3 sentences long. They had been practicing at school, so I wasn't worried about reading the other parts. Maybe that is overwhelming for your daughter and she can't remember hers cause she has everyone else's lines swimming around in her head. What I did with my daughter was just say one line at a time and have her repeat it, and then move on to the next, have her repeat it, over and over and over. Then I would say 2 lines at a time and have her repeat it, etc. Then she just got it! I only had 3 days to help her to memorize it and she did great!!!
2006-12-14 18:39:33 · answer #2 · answered by BimboBaggins 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try flash cards. I had a horrible time memorizing things, what i had to do was concentrate and write them over and over and over...for some reason that made it stick in my head...but i dont know if that will work for a 1st grader? I was a hands on learner so i think thats why the writing and seeing it on paper helped me...what kind of learner is he/she?? If they are a visual learner make big cue cards and have her say them once with it then once with out it...make it a game. If they are an audio learner...then have her/him repeat after you.....
Hope this helps good luck!
2006-12-14 13:20:56 · answer #3 · answered by mommy2be in march! 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How about singing her lines to a popular tune-like Jingle Bells or Mary Had a Little Lamb? Singing always helped me memorize things-just a thought.
2006-12-14 13:15:17 · answer #4 · answered by Joyful Spirit 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
my kids always memorize lines by putting them to the tune of there favorite songs. Good Luck have fun and dont forget your camera for thier show if you get to go watch it!
2006-12-14 13:21:20 · answer #5 · answered by Michele677 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just have her keep practicing it out loud. You can prompt her if she gets stuck or makes a mistake. Repetition is how the professionals learn it.
(You DO NOT want her to learn it to a tune if she's not supposed to say it to a tune in the play. She could end up having problems delivering the line in a normal way if she learns it to a song!)
2006-12-14 13:16:57 · answer #6 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I know she will get it memorized on time! I think you are doing a great job on how to teach her. It will be adorable,
2006-12-14 13:18:09 · answer #7 · answered by lrpry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try putting it in a song maybe?
2006-12-14 13:14:31 · answer #8 · answered by klumzy 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋