Take-home slipsMatthew 6:26

How to learn a verseBBE

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

Matthew 6:26 See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.See the birds ___ heaven; they do ___ put seeds in ___ earth, they do ___ get in grain, ___ put it in _____-houses; and your ______ in heaven gives ____ food. Are you ___ of much more _____ than they?
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.See ___ _____ of ______; ____ do ___ ___ seeds ___ ___ earth, ____ ___ not ___ ___ grain, ___ ___ it ___ _____-houses; ___ ____ Father ___ ______ gives ____ ____. Are ___ ___ of ____ ____ value ____ ____?
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.S t b o h; t d n p s i t e, t d n g i g, o p i i s-h; a y F i h g t f. A y n o m m v t t?
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 6:26

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 6:26 See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.See the birds ___ heaven; they do ___ put seeds in ___ earth, they do ___ get in grain, ___ put it in _____-houses; and your ______ in heaven gives ____ food. Are you ___ of much more _____ than they?
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.See ___ _____ of ______; ____ do ___ ___ seeds ___ ___ earth, ____ ___ not ___ ___ grain, ___ ___ it ___ _____-houses; ___ ____ Father ___ ______ gives ____ ____. Are ___ ___ of ____ ____ value ____ ____?
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.S t b o h; t d n p s i t e, t d n g i g, o p i i s-h; a y F i h g t f. A y n o m m v t t?
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 6:26

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