I write the verse out on a white board and have him read it out loud. Then he gets to erase 1-3 words (depending on how much he think he can remember) and draw a line where the words WERE. Then read it out loud again remembering the erased words. We repeat this process with me erasing words next and Payton even gets to erase some. We keep going until all the words are gone and there are just blank lines reciting the verse out loud each time. At the end, we erase all the blank lines and he says it again. By this time - it is completely memorized.
(Oh FYI - if he stumbles at a word that we erased, I write back in the first letter only - he usually gets it with that.)
A GREAT by-product of doing it this way is I learn them as well (without even really trying)!
Isaiah 9:6
"For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
See? That was easy right?
Payton's verses are just a few words so it is easier to just repeat them over and over with her. Last night her verse was:
"All Scripture is God-breathed." 2 Timothy 3:16
Do you have any fun ideas for memorizing scripture?
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