Take-home slipsPsalm 127:2

How to learn a verseDRA

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

Psalm 127:2 For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.For thou shalt ___ the labours of ___ hands: blessed art ____, and it shall ___ well with thee.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.For ____ _____ eat ___ ______ of ___ _____: blessed ___ ____, and ___ _____ be ____ ____ thee.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.F t s e t l o t h: b a t, a i s b w w t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 127:2

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 127:2 For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.For thou shalt ___ the labours of ___ hands: blessed art ____, and it shall ___ well with thee.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.For ____ _____ eat ___ ______ of ___ _____: blessed ___ ____, and ___ _____ be ____ ____ thee.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.F t s e t l o t h: b a t, a i s b w w t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 127:2

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