Take-home slipsPsalm 125:2

How to learn a verseDRA

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

Psalm 125:2 Then was our mouth filled with gladness; and our tongue with joy. Then shall they say among the Gentiles: The Lord hath done great things for them.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Then was our mouth filled with gladness; and our tongue with joy. Then shall they say among the Gentiles: The Lord hath done great things for them.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Then was our _____ filled with gladness; ___ our tongue with ___. Then shall they ___ among the Gentiles: ___ Lord hath done _____ things for them.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Then ___ ___ mouth ______ ____ gladness; ___ ___ tongue ____ ___. Then _____ ____ say _____ ___ Gentiles: ___ ____ hath ____ _____ things ___ ____.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T w o m f w g; a o t w j. T s t s a t G: T L h d g t f t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 125:2

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:

Psalm 125:2 Then was our mouth filled with gladness; and our tongue with joy. Then shall they say among the Gentiles: The Lord hath done great things for them.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Then was our mouth filled with gladness; and our tongue with joy. Then shall they say among the Gentiles: The Lord hath done great things for them.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Then was our _____ filled with gladness; ___ our tongue with ___. Then shall they ___ among the Gentiles: ___ Lord hath done _____ things for them.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Then ___ ___ mouth ______ ____ gladness; ___ ___ tongue ____ ___. Then _____ ____ say _____ ___ Gentiles: ___ ____ hath ____ _____ things ___ ____.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T w o m f w g; a o t w j. T s t s a t G: T L h d g t f t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 125:2

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