How do you memorize all of the us states and capitals?

There are some cool games.

games:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

sweetcha88

If you're a visual learner, the best way is to buy a simple map of the USA which doesn't have anything else on it except the capitals of the states. Sometimes, some maps are very complicated as they include a lot of the big cities in the states.

princess_29_71

Repetition.

Yo!

using your mind

Nobody's home

Repetition, repetition, repetition.

Wisline F

IN A SONG, REMEMBER GRADE SCHOOL?

Neuroscientist

The best way I've found to memorize something is to make a bunch of flash cards and start going through the stack. Every time you get something wrong, you start over. Do it until you can go all the way through the stack in both directions 2 or 3 times in a row. It's not as bad as it sounds, and you can spread it out. I'm sure you can find the list on google.

erinmoo526

Try the Animaniacs song (you can find it on YouTube).

Jessica B

i memorize everything easier if i memorize the first letters of everything (ag, nt = atlanta, georgia; nashville, tennessee). it's easier and gives you a clue. i also make sentences out of the first letters to make it even easier.

stive br

I memorize them in my hard disk, stupid question from stupid questioner!

dooneygirl@sbcglobal.net

why would u want to ????

Ahhh....Me Time

Study. Memorizing states aren't hard. You should know them all by now.

MishMash

I remember doing that in 4th grade! As a class, we all studied and learned and had contests with each other. I do not mean to toot my own horn, but I was damn good, top of the class. :-)

Worshipful Heart

My girls are using a book called Yo Sacramento! It is a fun picture / word association game that helps make memorizing much easier- they are learnign the names of the presidents in order using a similar book called Yo Millard Filmore.
There are also many many resources with songs to help momorize the states and capitals- you rarely forget what you sing. My daughters memorized all the books of the Bible old and new testament at 3 years old by learning them in song. they still know them all in order and they are 10 and 13.
I suggest finding a CD or tape - easy to find if you google homeschooling resources music memorize- there are several out there . Between that and the Yo Sacramento book- memorizing the states and capitals can actually be fun.

momtree

First put them in alphabetical order. Then make a small U.S. map and put the names and capitals on each state. A picture always helps me memorize things. Then just study that U.S.map picture. I hate to say it but as you get older you will forget about 30 percent of them.lol Good luck:) p.s. you probably could google U.S. map with all fifty states and capitals, and study it from internet. I did find a place on internet for abc order of the states, just google that.

rahkokwee

find a copy of "Yakko's World" from the Animaniacs. Its all put to music. You''ll have it memorized within a week.

Yo!

First you learn the states...there's that Fifty-Nifty United States song...

Then when you can say them all without singing the song. Say the states (In alphabetical order) After you say each state, say the capitol...it helps if you have a partner to help quiz you.

~Gate~

Easy, study them.
Practice them over and over until you know them.
The same way you learn anything else.

DAR

try flash cards

csucdartgirl

This was easy. We made jokes about every one of them to help us remember (we were in the 3rd grade).

For example, when we wanted to remember Frankfort, Kentucky we called it Hot Dog, Fried Chicken.

Hot dogs are frankfurters and Kentucky Fried Chicken is a fast food chain. My friend and I laughed a lot and learned them really quick.

bigmiker2109

I've always heard that an easy way to memorize things is to be able to relate them to something easier to remember....word association....or make into a song and record it...and listen to it every chance u get...even play it while your sleeping ....good luck

Josh S

Search google for states+capital games, there are many out there that will assist you in studying.

Also there is the old fasion way, writing the state with a line going to the name of the capital is how I learned many years ago.

kooky1

it's quite simple. there's only 50 of each.

why wouldn't you want to?

george

meditate, try to do 2 or 3 and just keep on going until you finish.

b_connett

Memorize all the "Blue" states first. Once you get that, the rest may be known as "Dumfukistan".

machiko_146

Practice.

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