Take-home slipsJeremiah 29:11

How to learn a verseKJV with the Apocrypha

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

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.For I know ___ thoughts that I _____ toward you, saith ___ LORD, thoughts of _____, and not of ____, to give you ___ expected end.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.For ___ ____ the ______ ____ I _____ ______ you, _____ ___ LORD, ______ ___ peace, ___ ___ of ____, ___ give ___ ___ expected ___.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.F I k t t t I t t y, s t L, t o p, a n o e, t g y a e e.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Jeremiah 29:11

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

How to learn a verseKJV with the Apocrypha

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

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.For I know ___ thoughts that I _____ toward you, saith ___ LORD, thoughts of _____, and not of ____, to give you ___ expected end.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.For ___ ____ the ______ ____ I _____ ______ you, _____ ___ LORD, ______ ___ peace, ___ ___ of ____, ___ give ___ ___ expected ___.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.F I k t t t I t t y, s t L, t o p, a n o e, t g y a e e.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Jeremiah 29:11

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