McGinnis's sixth-grade math class is reviewing the difference between the area and perimeter of a rectangle. He teaches the class to sing the following to the tune of a common nursery rhyme: "Length times width, length times width, length times width equals area. Perimeter means you add up all the sides. Now you know my silly rhyme." This is an example of which instructional strategy?
A)Reflection
B)Concept mapping
C)Discovery learning
D)Mnemonic

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By creating a song which contains key concepts that could be sung to a well-known tune, Mr. McGinnis is using a mnemonic to help the students remember the differences between two abstract concepts. Formulas, rhymes and acrostics are examples of mnemonic devices, which can be used to increase retention over time.

McGinnis's Sixth-Grade Math Class Is Reviewing the Difference Between the Area