Take-home slipsMatthew 19:14

How to learn a verseWEB

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

Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.But Jesus said, “_____ the little children, ___ don’t forbid them ___ come to me; ___ the Kingdom of ______ belongs to ones ____ these.”
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.But _____ ____, “Allow ___ ______ children, ___ _____ forbid ____ ___ come ___ ___; for ___ ______ of ______ ______ to ____ ____ these.”
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B J s, “A t l c, a d f t t c t m; f t K o H b t o l t.”
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 19:14

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

How to learn a verseWEB

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

Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.But Jesus said, “_____ the little children, ___ don’t forbid them ___ come to me; ___ the Kingdom of ______ belongs to ones ____ these.”
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.But _____ ____, “Allow ___ ______ children, ___ _____ forbid ____ ___ come ___ ___; for ___ ______ of ______ ______ to ____ ____ these.”
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B J s, “A t l c, a d f t t c t m; f t K o H b t o l t.”
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 19:14

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