Take-home slipsMatthew 11:28-30

How to learn a verseBBE

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

Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls; For my yoke is good, and the weight I take up is not hard.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls; For my yoke is good, and the weight I take up is not hard.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Come to me, ___ you who are ______ and weighted down ____ care, and I ____ give you rest. ____ my yoke on ___ and become like ___, for I am ______ and without pride, ___ you will have ____ for your souls; ___ my yoke is ____, and the weight ___ take up is ___ hard.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Come ___ ___, all ___ ___ are ______ ___ weighted ____ ____ care, ___ ___ will ____ ___ rest. ____ ___ yoke ___ ___ and ______ ____ me, ___ ___ am ______ ___ without _____, ___ you ____ ____ rest ___ ____ souls; ___ ___ yoke ___ ____, and ___ ______ I ____ ___ is ___ ____.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.C t m, a y w a t a w d w c, a I w g y r. T m y o y a b l m, f I a g a w p, a y w h r f y s; F m y i g, a t w I t u i n h.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 11:28-30

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:

Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls; For my yoke is good, and the weight I take up is not hard.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls; For my yoke is good, and the weight I take up is not hard.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Come to me, ___ you who are ______ and weighted down ____ care, and I ____ give you rest. ____ my yoke on ___ and become like ___, for I am ______ and without pride, ___ you will have ____ for your souls; ___ my yoke is ____, and the weight ___ take up is ___ hard.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Come ___ ___, all ___ ___ are ______ ___ weighted ____ ____ care, ___ ___ will ____ ___ rest. ____ ___ yoke ___ ___ and ______ ____ me, ___ ___ am ______ ___ without _____, ___ you ____ ____ rest ___ ____ souls; ___ ___ yoke ___ ____, and ___ ______ I ____ ___ is ___ ____.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.C t m, a y w a t a w d w c, a I w g y r. T m y o y a b l m, f I a g a w p, a y w h r f y s; F m y i g, a t w I t u i n h.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 11:28-30

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