Helping children to memorize bible verse
Help your child memorizing bible verse
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Before you start...
Set aside time and make it fun
Make it intentional and make it fun. Preferably in a more relax setting and not in a rush (not fifteen minutes before AWANA starts)
Talk through the verse
Make sure your child has a basic understanding of the verse context and the meaning of any unfamiliar words
Know your child's learning style
Understand your child's learning style and use it to help him/her learn. 3 basic learning styles: auditory, visual, kinetic.
Learning Styles
Auditory
what the child hears stick in their heads
Visual
child remembers better when they can see it
Kinetic
Child learns by movement, body motion.
Some ways to help your child memorizing bible verse...
Auditory Learners
pick a simple tune and put verse to music, or listen to the songs on CD
Chant the verse
Repeat the verse several times, emphasize a different word each time
Say the verse with finger puppets
Visual Learners
Write the verse down on paper, using different colour on different words
use sticky notes, index cards, dry erase board
Kinetic Learner
act it out
pass an object
jump/move the body while saying the verse
How?
Sing it
Singing it properly is the easiest and most enjoyable to memorize scripture. Awana has the handbook CD in which containing the songs for the bible verse. Listen to the songs throughout the day and they will be singing the verse before you know it.
handbook music for Sparks: https://www.awanaplus.com/sparks
handbook music for Cubbies: https://www.awanaplus.com/cubbies
Index Card, Sticky Notes
Write each word of the verse on an index card or sticky notes. Scramble up the cards and have your child put the cards in the correct order.
Another way is, first put the words in the correct order. Let the child look at it and read it. Then remove 1, 2 or more cards. Have the child say the verse and tell you what are the missing words. You can do repeat the step. And take around more words as you desire.
Act it out
Put hand motions to the verse and have your child act it out. Or ask your child to come up with their hand motions.
Pass it on
Get an object you can pass back and forth, such as a ball, or a stuffed animal. You and your child stand at a distance apart so that he/she can easily catch it. As you pass the object back and forth, take turns to say a word of the bible verse.
Write it
Simply have the children write it down on paper, copy it a few times, or use different color for each word,