Take-home slipsMatthew 22:37-39

How to learn a verseBBE

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 to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest rule. And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest rule. And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And he said ___ him, Have love ___ the Lord your ___ with all your _____, and with all ____ soul, and with ___ your mind. This ___ the first and ______ rule. And a ______ like it is ____, Have love for ____ neighbour as for ______.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ___ ____ to ___, ____ love ___ ___ Lord ____ ___ with ___ ____ heart, ___ ____ all ____ ____, and ____ ___ your ____. ____ is ___ _____ and ______ ____. And ___ ______ like ___ ___ this, ____ ____ for ____ ______ as ___ ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A h s t h, H l f t L y G w a y h, a w a y s, a w a y m. T i t f a g r. A a s l i i t, H l f y n a f y.
5. 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.

How to learn a verseBBE

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 to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest rule. And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest rule. And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And he said ___ him, Have love ___ the Lord your ___ with all your _____, and with all ____ soul, and with ___ your mind. This ___ the first and ______ rule. And a ______ like it is ____, Have love for ____ neighbour as for ______.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ___ ____ to ___, ____ love ___ ___ Lord ____ ___ with ___ ____ heart, ___ ____ all ____ ____, and ____ ___ your ____. ____ is ___ _____ and ______ ____. And ___ ______ like ___ ___ this, ____ ____ for ____ ______ as ___ ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A h s t h, H l f t L y G w a y h, a w a y s, a w a y m. T i t f a g r. A a s l i i t, H l f y n a f y.
5. 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.