The first line goes, “30 days have September, April, June, and November. " You can remember, based off this line, that September, April, June, and November each have 30 days. You may have to repeat it a few times to commit it to memory.
You may have to repeat this line a few times to remember it, as with the first line. Try repeating the whole poem a few times, after memorizing the first and second line. This can help you commit the whole poem to memory.
Imagine something to do with said month that reminds you of the rest of the line. For example, most schools start in September. You can picture a student multiplying 10 by 3 to get 30. This may help you remember, “30 days has September. " Consider giving each month a symbol in the 30 set a symbol. For example, September could have a book and April could have an umbrella. June could have a sun and November could have a turkey. Continue using tricks like this throughout the rest of the lines of the poem. This can help you better remember it.
If you can’t find a recording online, record yourself saying the poem with your phone or computer. Play the recording back to yourself while you recite the poem along with it.
You can memorize this version of the poem using the same tricks you used to remember the first version.
Start with the outermost knuckle on your left hand. This is the knuckle made by your left pinky. This is January. Move to the groove just to the right of your leftmost knuckle. This is the groove between the knuckles made by your left pinky and ring finger. This is February. Keep moving across your two hands, naming each knuckle and groove the name of a different month.
The knuckle made by your left index finger should be July. The knuckle made by your right index finger should be August.
If you don’t end up with these months landing on your grooves, you might have skipped a knuckle or groove, or counted the gap between your hands. Start over and go slower.
The first letter of September, April, June, and November are S, A, J, and N. You could make a sentence like, “Sarah And June Nap. " January, March, May, July, August, October, and December all have 31 days. The first letters (D, J, M, M, O, J, and A) can make: “Justin Must Make Diced Apricot Orange Jam. "
For example, if you want to remember that February has 28 days most years, picture hearts forming the numbers 2 and 8. Hearts are related to February because of Valentine’s Day
For example, September, April, June, and November all have 30 days and beginnings. School begins in September; spring starts in April and summer starts in June. The day after Thanksgiving in November is the beginning of the Christmas season. You may not be able to link all the months with 31 days, since there are so many, but you can still find small connections between small groups of months. For example, January is harsh and cold, while March is dreary and rainy. October contains Halloween, a frightening holiday. All these months have certain qualities that are scary, fierce, or harsh.
