Take-home slipsPsalm 42:5

How to learn a verseFBV

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

Psalm 42:5 Why am I so discouraged? Why do I feel so sad? I will hope in God; I will praise him because he is the one who saves me —

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Why am I so discouraged? Why do I feel so sad? I will hope in God; I will praise him because he is the one who saves me —
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Why am I ___ discouraged? Why do ___ feel so sad? ___ will hope in ___; I will praise ___ because he is ___ one who saves ___ —
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Why ___ ___ so ______? ___ do ___ ____ so ___? ___ will ____ ___ God; ___ ____ praise ___ ______ he ___ ___ one ___ _____ me —
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.W a I s d? W d I f s s? I w h i G; I w p h b h i t o w s 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 verseFBV

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

Psalm 42:5 Why am I so discouraged? Why do I feel so sad? I will hope in God; I will praise him because he is the one who saves me —

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Why am I so discouraged? Why do I feel so sad? I will hope in God; I will praise him because he is the one who saves me —
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Why am I ___ discouraged? Why do ___ feel so sad? ___ will hope in ___; I will praise ___ because he is ___ one who saves ___ —
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Why ___ ___ so ______? ___ do ___ ____ so ___? ___ will ____ ___ God; ___ ____ praise ___ ______ he ___ ___ one ___ _____ me —
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.W a I s d? W d I f s s? I w h i G; I w p h b h i t o w s 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.