Take-home slipsJohn 15:5

How to learn a verseDRA

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

John 15:5 I am the vine: you the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.I am the vine: you the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.I am the ____: you the branches: ___ that abideth in ___, and I in ___, the same beareth ____ fruit: for without ___ you can do ______.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.I ___ ___ vine: ___ ___ branches: ___ ____ abideth ___ ___, and ___ ___ him, ___ ____ beareth ____ _____: for ______ ___ you ___ ___ nothing.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.I a t v: y t b: h t a i m, a I i h, t s b m f: f w m y c d n.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 15:5

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:

John 15:5 I am the vine: you the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.I am the vine: you the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.I am the ____: you the branches: ___ that abideth in ___, and I in ___, the same beareth ____ fruit: for without ___ you can do ______.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.I ___ ___ vine: ___ ___ branches: ___ ____ abideth ___ ___, and ___ ___ him, ___ ____ beareth ____ _____: for ______ ___ you ___ ___ nothing.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.I a t v: y t b: h t a i m, a I i h, t s b m f: f w m y c d n.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 15:5

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