Take-home slipsPsalm 102:7

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:

Psalm 102:7 (102-8) I watch, and am become like a sparrow that is alone upon the housetop.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.(102-8) I watch, and am become like a sparrow that is alone upon the housetop.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.(102-8) I _____, and am become ____ a sparrow that ___ alone upon the ______.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.(102-___) ___ watch, ___ ___ become ____ ___ sparrow ____ ___ alone ____ ___ housetop.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.(1-8) I w, a a b l a s t i a u t h.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 102:7

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:

Psalm 102:7 (102-8) I watch, and am become like a sparrow that is alone upon the housetop.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.(102-8) I watch, and am become like a sparrow that is alone upon the housetop.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.(102-8) I _____, and am become ____ a sparrow that ___ alone upon the ______.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.(102-___) ___ watch, ___ ___ become ____ ___ sparrow ____ ___ alone ____ ___ housetop.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.(1-8) I w, a a b l a s t i a u t h.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 102:7

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