Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
John 16:20 Amen, amen I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice; and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Amen, amen I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice; and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Amen, amen I ___ to you, that ___ shall lament and ____, but the world _____ rejoice; and you _____ be made sorrowful, ___ your sorrow shall ___ turned into joy.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Amen, ____ ___ say ___ ___, that ___ _____ lament ___ ____, but ___ _____ shall ______; ___ you _____ ___ made ______, ___ your ______ _____ be ______ ____ joy.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A, a I s t y, t y s l a w, b t w s r; a y s b m s, b y s s b t i j.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 16:20
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
John 16:20 Amen, amen I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice; and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Amen, amen I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice; and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Amen, amen I ___ to you, that ___ shall lament and ____, but the world _____ rejoice; and you _____ be made sorrowful, ___ your sorrow shall ___ turned into joy.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Amen, ____ ___ say ___ ___, that ___ _____ lament ___ ____, but ___ _____ shall ______; ___ you _____ ___ made ______, ___ your ______ _____ be ______ ____ joy.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A, a I s t y, t y s l a w, b t w s r; a y s b m s, b y s s b t i j.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 16:20
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.