Take-home slipsEcclesiastes 7:8

How to learn a verseLSV

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

Ecclesiastes 7:8 Better [is] the latter end of a thing than its beginning, || Better [is] the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Better [is] the latter end of a thing than its beginning, || Better [is] the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Better [is] the ______ end of a _____ than its beginning, || ______ [is] the patient ___ spirit, than the ______ of spirit.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Better [___] ___ latter ___ ___ a _____ ____ its ______, || ______ [is] ___ ______ of ______, ____ the ______ ___ spirit.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B [i] t l e o a t t i b, || B [i] t p o s, t t h o s.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Ecclesiastes 7:8

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

How to learn a verseLSV

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

Ecclesiastes 7:8 Better [is] the latter end of a thing than its beginning, || Better [is] the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Better [is] the latter end of a thing than its beginning, || Better [is] the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Better [is] the ______ end of a _____ than its beginning, || ______ [is] the patient ___ spirit, than the ______ of spirit.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Better [___] ___ latter ___ ___ a _____ ____ its ______, || ______ [is] ___ ______ of ______, ____ the ______ ___ spirit.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B [i] t l e o a t t i b, || B [i] t p o s, t t h o s.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Ecclesiastes 7:8

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