Take-home slipsExodus 20:12

How to learn a verseDRA

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

Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Honour thy father ___ thy mother, that ____ mayest be longlived ____ the land which ___ Lord thy God ____ give thee.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Honour ___ ______ and ___ ______, that ____ ______ be ______ ____ the ____ _____ the ____ ___ God ____ ____ thee.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.H t f a t m, t t m b l u t l w t L t G w g t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Exodus 20:12

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

How to learn a verseDRA

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

Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Honour thy father ___ thy mother, that ____ mayest be longlived ____ the land which ___ Lord thy God ____ give thee.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Honour ___ ______ and ___ ______, that ____ ______ be ______ ____ the ____ _____ the ____ ___ God ____ ____ thee.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.H t f a t m, t t m b l u t l w t L t G w g t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Exodus 20:12

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