Joel 2:13: Printable Verse Cards (Bible in Basic English)

One verse, eight to a sheet, Letter or A4. Print at 100%, then cut along the dashes. A cover sheet with the five steps prints first.

How to learn a verseBBE

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Joel 2:13 Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.

1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.
2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Let your hearts ___ broken, and not ____ clothing, and come ____ to the Lord ____ God: for he ___ full of grace ___ pity, slow to ___ angry and great ___ mercy, ready to ___ turned from his ______ of punishment.
3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Let ____ ______ be ______, ___ not ____ ______, and ____ ____ to ___ ____ your ___: ___ he ___ ____ of _____ ___ pity, ____ ___ be _____ ___ great ___ _____, ready ___ ___ turned ____ ___ purpose ___ ______.
4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.L y h b b, a n y c, a c b t t L y G: f h i f o g a p, s t b a a g i m, r t b t f h p o p.
5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Joel 2:13

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.

Joel 2:13BBE

Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.