You might have to combine 2 or 3 syllables to get a picture.Ĥ. If a particular syllable does not form a picture on it’s own then combine it with the next syllable. Make a clear descriptive picture out of each syllable.ģ. Break down the word into syllables by sound, not by spelling.Ģ. The blimp explodes and tumbles to the ground!ġ. you get feathers in your mouth!īat & Ball to “blimp”– You just hit a ball with your bat and it went so high that it hit a blimp passing overhead. You can see feathers flying all over the place. Golf Club to “pillow”– Picture golfers hitting pillows with their golf clubs instead of golf balls. The water is sizzling on the grill and he serves you soggy pancakes. It’s warm in there and the snowman is starting to melt as he cooks your pancakes. Snowman to “Pancakes” – You’re in a diner and a snowman is the chef. The ball crashes into a house below and crushes it! Inject some sound here! With each strike of the axe you can see alarm clocks shaking loose from the branches.Ĭliff to “bowling ball”– Picture yourself rolling a gigantic bowling ball off a cliff. You can see George Washington cutting down the tree. See yourself reeling in a fish that swallowed the book! The fish’s stomach has the shape of the book.Ĭherry to “alarm clock”– Picture a cherry tree that has alarm clocks growing off it instead of cherries. You are using the book instead of a hook. (Make sure you picture these images VIVIDLY!)įish-hook to “book”– Picture tying a book to your fishing line. Sailboat to “truck”– Picture hundreds of trucks floating around in the ocean instead of sailboats. When the quarter-back passes the swan, it flies away and they have to stop the game.īreasts to “hat”– Picture a topless woman walking down the street with a giant hat covering her breasts. We need to link swan to “football.” Imagine you are at a football game and the players are using a swan instead of a foot- ball.

For help with making strong associations, be sure to check out: Memory Associations: Tips & Tricks To Make Information Stick Like Glue Smell the smells feel the feelings see the colors and FORM VIVID PICTURES. If your “Number-Shape” image is different, substitute it. Imagine you are paddling down a stream in a giant carved out pencil instead of a canoe. ( If your images are different simply substitute them for the ones I’m using, and make up your own link.) I can’t possibly know which “Number-Shape” images you chose, therefore, in the following explanations, I will use my own.

Possible drawit words the hive