Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Matthew 22:37-39 And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And he said ____ him, Thou shalt ____ the Lord thy ___ with all thy _____, and with all ___ soul, and with ___ thy mind. This ___ the great and _____ commandment. And a ______ like unto it ___ this, Thou shalt ____ thy neighbor as ______.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ___ ____ unto ___, ____ shalt ____ ___ Lord ___ ___ with ___ ___ heart, ___ ____ all ___ ____, and ____ ___ thy ____. ____ is ___ _____ and _____ ______. And ___ ______ like ____ ___ is ____, ____ shalt ____ ___ neighbor ___ ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A h s u h, T s l t L t G w a t h, a w a t s, a w a t m. T i t g a f c. A a s l u i i t, T s l t n a t.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 22:37-39
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Matthew 22:37-39 And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And he said ____ him, Thou shalt ____ the Lord thy ___ with all thy _____, and with all ___ soul, and with ___ thy mind. This ___ the great and _____ commandment. And a ______ like unto it ___ this, Thou shalt ____ thy neighbor as ______.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ___ ____ unto ___, ____ shalt ____ ___ Lord ___ ___ with ___ ___ heart, ___ ____ all ___ ____, and ____ ___ thy ____. ____ is ___ _____ and _____ ______. And ___ ______ like ____ ___ is ____, ____ shalt ____ ___ neighbor ___ ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A h s u h, T s l t L t G w a t h, a w a t s, a w a t m. T i t g a f c. A a s l u i i t, T s l t n a t.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 22:37-39
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.