Vocabulary List for Mnemonic Cues

TARGET WORD SUBJECT Unit Grade Cue Word(s) Picture
bison social studies Native Americans 3 bye, son
compare lang arts written lang 3-5 come pear or come/pair
conclusion lang arts written lang can clue pic of can and magnifying glass
contrast lang arts written lang con/trash (“don’t”)
idiom lang arts figures of speech 3-5 Eddie/yum child draws own pic of Eddie eating a yummy food
homophone lang arts 2-5 Mom/phone
historian social studies 4 his story man writing a story
Writing 2.jpg
hurricane social studies 4 hurry cane
Industry social studies regions 4 in dust tree tree covered w/dust
latitude social studies Earth 4 flat dude
legislative social studies ledge/late
longitude social studies 4 long dude
meridian social studies Earth 4 Mary/ready
pneumonia new moon
stratosphere science 3 straight hair
colony social studies American Exploration 5 call on me student with hand raisedgirlRaiseHand.jpg
Conquistador social studies American Exploration Cone Keys Door Inverted cone with keys to door inside
contagious (disease) social studies American Exploration 5 count pages
Annapolis, Maryland social studies States/Capitals 3,4 Nap/Mary A picture of Mary taking a nap
3,4 mary/apple “Mary landed on an apple”
Augusta, Maine social studies States/Capitals 3,4 August
Boston, Massachusetts social studies States/Capitals 3 Boss Who’s the BOSS in Mass
Concord, New Hampshire social studies States/Capitals 3 [[#|Concrete]] pouring [[#|concrete]]
Dover, Delaware social studies State/Capitals 3 Dove/Where “you dove where?”
Frankfurt, Kentucky Ken, frankfurt Ken ate Frankfurt Fried Chicken
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania social studies States/Capitals 3 pencil,hair person with pencils sticking up as spiky hair
Pennsylvania social studies pencil/vein/yeah
Hartford, Connecticut social studies States/Capitals 3 Connect/Heart you CONNECT with someone you love with HeART
Jackson, Mississippi social studies states/capitals 3,4 Jack’s son, Mississippi Jack’s son fell into the Mississippi River
Little Rock, Arkansas ark on a little rock
Montgomery, Alabama social studies states/capitals 3,4 Allie/mountain Allie climbed up the mountain
Montpellier, Vermont social studies States/Capitals 3 Mount(ain) peel Mountain Peel (banana or visualize top of mountain)
Tallahassee, Florida tall horsie, floor of dots tall horsie on a floor of dots
Topeka, Kansas social studies States/Capitals 3 toes/peeking toes peeking out of sandals
Trenton, New Jersey social studies States/Capitals 3 Trenton Jersey The name “Trenton” on a sports Jersey
appointment language arts reading 4,5 make “a point” to be there
articulate science skeletal system 3 R tickle letter “R” with feather
coordination science skeletal system 3 quart eight quart of milk/number 8
ligament science skeletal system 3 lick a mint person licking a mint candy
scapula science skeletal system 5 spatula (wide, flat bone, like a spatula
cranium science skeletal system 5 crane bird or [[#|construction]] crane
cartilage science skeletal system 3,5 cart/ledge grocery cart on a ledge
patella science skeletal system 5 pat, pat pat your knees
tendon science skeletal system 3 ten 10
torso science skeletal system 3 toro picture of bull
fracture science skeletal system 3 [[#|fraction]] 1/2
basin science landforms 4,5 (first) base baseball diamond
cartographer science landforms 5 car to graph car
climate science landforms 5 climb it ladder
Ladder.jpg
delta science landforms 4,5 dealt (cards) playing cards
erosion science landforms 4,5 hero/son superhero/ (father and) son
isthmus science landforms 5 Christmas
meander science landforms 4,5 me and her child draws himself/herself pointing to a girl
dormant science structures of life 4 door mat
habitat science structures of life 4 “habit” of living “at”
territory science structures of life 4 terrified
attract science magnetism/electricity 4 a track picture of a race track
circuit science magnetism/electricity 4 sir cut older man holding scissors
science magnetism/electricity 4 circle
compass science magnetism/electricity 4 come pass person motioning to come in
conductor science magnetism/electricity 4 duck “duck, here comes the electricity”
current science magnetism/electricity 4 any ideas??
detector science magnetism/electricity 4 D texter cell phone
electromagnet science magnetism/electricity 4 elect a magnet electromagnet with different objects to “elect” to pick up
equipment science magnetism/electricity 4 be quick person rushing
Running.jpg
filament science magnetism/electricity 4 fill a mint pitcher pouring into a mint candy
insulator science magnetism/electricity 4 (stay) in so late
intersection science magnetism/electricity 4 (run) into
magnet science magnetism/electricity 4 magic magician
Magician.jpg
patent science magnetism/electricity 4 pat (on back) person getting a pat on the back
receiver science magnetism/electricity 4 receive person receiving a present
source science magnetism/electricity 4 sores sores with band aid
technology science magnetism/electricity 4 teach knowledge teacher
Teacher and student.jpg
telegraph science magnetism/electricity 4 tell a (friend)
volt science magnetism/electricity 4 vote
dormant science plants 4 door mat
monocot seed science plants 4
ovary science plants 4 eggs over easy
photosynthesis science plants 4 photo/sin/sis(ter)
pistil science plants 4
pollination science plants
sepal science plants 4 see/pool (see into the pool)
spore science plants` 4 it’s poor (tiny little plant that grows into a new plant)
stamen science plants 4
absorb science water/planet 4 (soak it) up paper towel in spill
expand science water/planet 4 X (rubber) band Rubber band with “X” in middle
slope science water/planet 4 (ski) slope image of ski slope
bearing science Models and Designs 5 (Chicago) Bears Chicago Bears Logo and Song Lyric “Bear down Chicago Bears
collaborate science Models and Designs 5 cooperate/lab co(lab)orate “cooperate in lab”
siphon science Models and Designs 5 sigh in sigh as liquid goes in the tube
anemometer science weather 4 Anna’s mom
barometer science weather 4 broom
hygrometer science weather 4 high grow
thermometer science weather 4 thirsty mom

 

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