Take-home slipsMatthew 7:7-8

How to learn a verseFBV

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

Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. Everyone who asks, receives; everyone who seeks, finds; and everyone who knocks has the door opened for them.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. Everyone who asks, receives; everyone who seeks, finds; and everyone who knocks has the door opened for them.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Ask, and it ____ be given to ___; seek, and you ____ find; knock, and ___ door will be ______ for you. Everyone ___ asks, receives; everyone ___ seeks, finds; and ______ who knocks has ___ door opened for ____.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Ask, ___ ___ will ___ _____ to ___; ____, and ___ ____ find; _____, ___ the ____ ____ be ______ ___ you. ______ ___ asks, ______; ______ who _____, _____; and ______ ___ knocks ___ ___ door ______ ___ them.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A, a i w b g t y; s, a y w f; k, a t d w b o f y. E w a, r; e w s, f; a e w k h t d o f t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 7:7-8

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

How to learn a verseFBV

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

Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. Everyone who asks, receives; everyone who seeks, finds; and everyone who knocks has the door opened for them.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. Everyone who asks, receives; everyone who seeks, finds; and everyone who knocks has the door opened for them.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Ask, and it ____ be given to ___; seek, and you ____ find; knock, and ___ door will be ______ for you. Everyone ___ asks, receives; everyone ___ seeks, finds; and ______ who knocks has ___ door opened for ____.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Ask, ___ ___ will ___ _____ to ___; ____, and ___ ____ find; _____, ___ the ____ ____ be ______ ___ you. ______ ___ asks, ______; ______ who _____, _____; and ______ ___ knocks ___ ___ door ______ ___ them.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A, a i w b g t y; s, a y w f; k, a t d w b o f y. E w a, r; e w s, f; a e w k h t d o f t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 7:7-8

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