Take-home slipsPsalm 42:5

How to learn a verseDRA

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

Psalm 42:5 To thee, O God my God, I will give praise upon the harp: why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me?

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.To thee, O God my God, I will give praise upon the harp: why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me?
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.To thee, O ___ my God, I ____ give praise upon ___ harp: why art ____ sad, O my ____? and why dost ____ disquiet me?
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.To ____, ___ God ___ ___, I ____ ____ praise ____ ___ harp: ___ ___ thou ___, ___ my ____? ___ why ____ ____ disquiet ___?
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T t, O G m G, I w g p u t h: w a t s, O m s? a w d t d m?
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 42:5

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:

Psalm 42:5 To thee, O God my God, I will give praise upon the harp: why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me?

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.To thee, O God my God, I will give praise upon the harp: why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me?
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.To thee, O ___ my God, I ____ give praise upon ___ harp: why art ____ sad, O my ____? and why dost ____ disquiet me?
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.To ____, ___ God ___ ___, I ____ ____ praise ____ ___ harp: ___ ___ thou ___, ___ my ____? ___ why ____ ____ disquiet ___?
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T t, O G m G, I w g p u t h: w a t s, O m s? a w d t d m?
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 42:5

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