Excellent practice and a great deal of pleasure can be had by letting
some one give the child a series of ten words to be remembered in
connection with the numbers which are written opposite them. They can
be given out of order and this will make a stronger impression and be
as easy for the child.
The numbers 1 to 10 will be represented in his mind by the Code words
TIE to TOES. Each will be pictured in turn with the word given for
the number. Let the one giving the words write the numbers 1 to 10
in a vertical line, and as he writes the word opposite tell them to
the child taking the demonstration. For example--5 is Window. This
immediately becomes a picture of the WHEEL (5) and a Window. Throw the
Wheel through the Window. Next he might be given 10, BOOK. A picture of
TOES and Book. 3 is FIRE, a picture of a HOME (3) on Fire. 1 is CANDY,
sticks of Candy bound up in a TIE (1).
Each word and number are to be visualized together. When the ten have
all been given, the child begins with 1 (TIE) and recalls the object
he pictured with it; next 2 (SNOW) and recalls the word pictured with
it, and so on to the end of the ten. Recall each one in sequence even
though given out of order.
A practice demonstration:
5--Window 1--Candy 4--Bank
10--Book 9--Fish 6--Apple
3--Fire 8--Auto 2--Stone
7--Horse
Begin with 1 and recall them in sequence.