text: My daughter's kindergarten teacher has alot of neat little rhymes and songs to help the kids remember tings like how to write their letters & numbers, punctuation, etc. I've included those that I remember-\n\nThese are little rhymes to help the kids remember the shape of the numbers (for writing)-\n1- Start at the top, and a straight drop, now I'm done making a one!\n2- Two, two! Around and back on a railroad track.\n3- Around a tree and around a tree, that's the way you make a three!\n4- Down and over and down some more, that's the way you make a four.\n5- Across, down and a big round belly, big old five is full of jelly!\n6- A line and a circle, Mr. Six is full of tricks!\n7- Across the sky and down from heaven, that's the way to make a seven!\n8- Make an "S" but don't be late, go back up and shut the gate.\n9- A hoop and a line, that makes a number nine!\n\nFor punctuation-\nA period is a "ding".\nAn exclaimation point is a "whoop-ding!"\nA question mark is a "hmmmm-ding..."\n\nThere are several of those rhymes about the planets, but the one I remember is "My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas."\n\nI also remember this ine from biology class, for remembering the order of the Kingdom, Phyllum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species - "King Philip Can Order Funny Green Socks"\n\nFor recalling the musical notes on the trebel clef- "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge"\n\nI also found some intersting info on "mnemonics" on wikipedia. Here's the link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemonic\n\nI hope that these help! Take care :) MJ