Take-home slipsProverbs 27:9

How to learn a verseDRA

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

Proverbs 27:9 Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Ointment and perfumes ______ the heart: and ___ good counsels of ___ friend are sweet ___ the soul.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Ointment ___ ______ rejoice ___ _____: and ___ ____ counsels ___ ___ friend ___ _____ to ___ ____.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.O a p r t h: a t g c o a f a s t t s.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Proverbs 27:9

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:

Proverbs 27:9 Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Ointment and perfumes ______ the heart: and ___ good counsels of ___ friend are sweet ___ the soul.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Ointment ___ ______ rejoice ___ _____: and ___ ____ counsels ___ ___ friend ___ _____ to ___ ____.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.O a p r t h: a t g c o a f a s t t s.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Proverbs 27:9

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