Does your child need to remember numbered lists (like steps in a process or historical events in order)?

The Peg System uses number‑rhyme images as “pegs” to hang information. Abacus makes the number‑image connection natural.

Here’s the promise: You’ll learn how to remember any numbered list in perfect order.

🧩 How the Peg System Works

You create a permanent set of images for numbers 1-10 (or 1-20). Each number rhymes with a concrete object. Then you “hang” your list items on these pegs using vivid images.

🎯 Learning the Pegs (1-10)

1 = bun (rhyme), 2 = shoe, 3 = tree, 4 = door, 5 = hive (bees), 6 = sticks, 7 = heaven, 8 = gate, 9 = wine, 10 = hen. Practice until automatic. Then for any list: imagine item 1 interacting with a bun. Item 2 with a shoe. Walk through pegs to recall.

💡 A Parent’s Example

“My son used pegs to remember the first 10 US presidents. Washington (1) on a bun, Adams (2) in a shoe. He recited them perfectly. The pegs gave him the order.”

You might wonder, “What if I need more than 10 pegs?” Create pegs for 11-20 (11 = golf tee, 12 = shelf, etc.).

❓ FAQ — Peg System