Take-home slipsIsaiah 53:4

How to learn a verseBBE

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

Isaiah 53:4 But it was our pain he took, and our diseases were put on him: while to us he seemed as one diseased, on whom God's punishment had come.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.But it was our pain he took, and our diseases were put on him: while to us he seemed as one diseased, on whom God's punishment had come.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.But it was ___ pain he took, ___ our diseases were ___ on him: while ___ us he seemed ___ one diseased, on ____ God's punishment had ____.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.But ___ ___ our ____ ___ took, ___ ___ diseases ____ ___ on ___: _____ to ___ ___ seemed ___ ___ diseased, ___ ____ God's ______ ___ come.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B i w o p h t, a o d w p o h: w t u h s a o d, o w G p h c.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 53:4

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

How to learn a verseBBE

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

Isaiah 53:4 But it was our pain he took, and our diseases were put on him: while to us he seemed as one diseased, on whom God's punishment had come.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.But it was our pain he took, and our diseases were put on him: while to us he seemed as one diseased, on whom God's punishment had come.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.But it was ___ pain he took, ___ our diseases were ___ on him: while ___ us he seemed ___ one diseased, on ____ God's punishment had ____.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.But ___ ___ our ____ ___ took, ___ ___ diseases ____ ___ on ___: _____ to ___ ___ seemed ___ ___ diseased, ___ ____ God's ______ ___ come.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B i w o p h t, a o d w p o h: w t u h s a o d, o w G p h c.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 53:4

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