How to learn a verseWEB Catholic Edition
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Numbers 6:24-26 ‘The LORD bless you, and keep you. The LORD make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. The LORD lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.’
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.‘The LORD bless you, and keep you. The LORD make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. The LORD lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.’
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.‘The LORD bless ___, and keep you. ___ LORD make his ____ to shine on ___, and be gracious ___ you. The LORD ____ up his face ______ you, and give ___ peace.’
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.‘The ____ _____ you, ___ ____ you. ___ ____ make ___ ____ to _____ ___ you, ___ ___ gracious ___ ___. The ____ ____ up ___ ____ toward ___, ___ give ___ _____.’
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.‘T L b y, a k y. T L m h f t s o y, a b g t y. T L l u h f t y, a g y p.’
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Numbers 6:24-26
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
How to learn a verseWEB Catholic Edition
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Numbers 6:24-26 ‘The LORD bless you, and keep you. The LORD make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. The LORD lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.’
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.‘The LORD bless you, and keep you. The LORD make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. The LORD lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.’
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.‘The LORD bless ___, and keep you. ___ LORD make his ____ to shine on ___, and be gracious ___ you. The LORD ____ up his face ______ you, and give ___ peace.’
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.‘The ____ _____ you, ___ ____ you. ___ ____ make ___ ____ to _____ ___ you, ___ ___ gracious ___ ___. The ____ ____ up ___ ____ toward ___, ___ give ___ _____.’
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.‘T L b y, a k y. T L m h f t s o y, a b g t y. T L l u h f t y, a g y p.’
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Numbers 6:24-26
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.