How to learn a verseWEB Catholic Edition
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Hear, Israel: The LORD is our God. The LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Hear, Israel: The LORD is our God. The LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Hear, Israel: The ____ is our God. ___ LORD is one. ___ shall love the ____ your God with ___ your heart, with ___ your soul, and ____ all your might.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Hear, ______: ___ LORD ___ ___ God. ___ ____ is ___. ___ shall ____ ___ LORD ____ ___ with ___ ____ heart, ____ ___ your ____, ___ with ___ ____ might.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.H, I: T L i o G. T L i o. Y s l t L y G w a y h, w a y s, a w a y m.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Deuteronomy 6:4-5
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.