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Rhymes

It is very likely that word play and rhymes helped you learn and retain facts and concepts you learned when you were in elementary school.  In fact, some kids may remember the year Columbus landed in the Americas thanks to the verse “In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” 

Some of these rhymes provide a convenient lifetime memory aid for a rule.  One example is the spelling rule “i before e except after c.”

Rhyming can be an enjoyable and helpful strategy for learn various things, including Spanish grammar. 

“So how to learn this, what's the way?  Use rhymes and word play every day!”
(Source: http://www.northwestgeorgia.com)

Two rhymes (How to form the subjunctive)

A rhyme (When to use estar)

A rhyme (Preterite vs. Imperfect)

A rhyme (Demonstrative adjectives)

 

 

 

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