Take-home slipsExodus 20:12

How to learn a verseJPS TaNaKH 1917

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

Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Honour thy father ___ thy mother, that ___ days may be ____ upon the land _____ the LORD thy ___ giveth thee.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Honour ___ ______ and ___ ______, that ___ ____ may ___ ____ upon ___ ____ which ___ ____ thy ___ ______ thee.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.H t f a t m, t t d m b l u t l w t L t G g t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Exodus 20:12

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

How to learn a verseJPS TaNaKH 1917

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

Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Honour thy father ___ thy mother, that ___ days may be ____ upon the land _____ the LORD thy ___ giveth thee.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Honour ___ ______ and ___ ______, that ___ ____ may ___ ____ upon ___ ____ which ___ ____ thy ___ ______ thee.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.H t f a t m, t t d m b l u t l w t L t G g t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Exodus 20:12

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