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I’ve seen/read where families have used the Scripture Memory Box to help their children memorize scripture. I hope I’m not complicating this, but I wanted to get clarity on the specifics with how to help them memorize the scriptures meaning, do you have them repeat the verses back to you, do you have them write/copy them, do you create a game/activity, etc.?
I know each child is different and depends on the age of a child (mine are 8 and 11) what length of time/days do you allot for them to practice and know the verse?
Thank you
I read the newest verse each day, and after a few days I encourage the child to recite with me as much as they know. Eventually they ask me not to say it and want to try it on their own. Once they can say it correctly two or three days in a row, we start a new verse. Then we also recite the review verses. That’s all. It just takes a few minutes.
My kids memorize different verses. That way they can choose verses that are personally meaningful. We also had trouble when we were all doing the same verse because my oldest recites very quickly, but my second child has a bit of a stammer, so he needs more time. He was getting frustrated because he knew the verse, but couldn’t say it with my daughter. So we separated. Many families just work on the same verses together and move on when everyone can recite along.
We practice our verses right after our morning devotional, during which the kids are all doing some craft or drawing while they listen. So everyone keeps working on their project and listens to everyone else’s verses. Then one child reads along for me while I practice my verses. I usually don’t memorize as well as the kids, but I try!
Vanessa…
My children are 7, 5 and 3. We use the scripture memory box and have for about a year now. I don’t know about other moms, but I was shocked at the sheer speed my kids pick up on verses! I am ALWAYS the last one to get the verse.:-)
We use the KJV of the bible and there are times that I give them a little idea what the passage means. But, often they don’t even ask. I guess, I feel, that we are plugging God’s word into their hearts and as life takes its course, they will start to put the pieces together. I also notice, the more they say it (which I bet on average, we work on a verse for about a week) they understand it better. At first, they are just trying to memorize and then when they have that down, comprehension comes. My kids are obviously a bit younger than yours…but, I trust God’s word does its job on their hearts and minds.:-)
We go over them during our morning devotion. We used to do them at lunch and dinner, because I thought it would take much longer to memorize. I have found that once a day is usually plenty. (ie; my kids just learned Pilippeans 4:4-9. My 5 year old knew it in two days. I thought it would take us all summer. We spent about two weeks on this verse.)
Anyway, I think you will be pleasantly surprised how just going over it once a day (and you certainly can do more), they will start memorizing the verses and really enjoy reciting them. And, as they say them, let the words penetrate their heart for understanding. Like Charlotte Mason says, they might not ‘get’ the whole thing but they are gleaning bits from it.
In my house, mom and dad are always last at getting them down.:-) We don’t move on to next verse until everyone has it.
Blessings,
Renee
Songs, Hand motions and chants are invaluable. We were able to memorize a huge passage of scripture in about 12 weeks, because of the chant form and hand motions. We only practiced that passage about twice a week.
Listen to the IEW podcast about memory. It’s awesome. Intensity, frequency, and repitiom are the key to memory work. We spend about 30 minutes a day on all our memory work. It’s helpful if you have an audio version of the scriptures so the children can hear them over and over. You could even make one with an app on your phone.
Here are some numbers- people can, generally, only remember 7 chunks of information at a time. And repeat the info at least 4 times at a sitting.
Thank you for all of your feedback…very helpful! I’m looking forward to implementing this more into our family.
Blessing!
Every single week they have a new index card with a manageable Bible verse on it. They’ve got to memorize it by next time along with the cards from the previous weeks. There aren’t that many weeks in the year, but if it gets to be a bit much halfway through, you can just pull out a random 10-20 cards and tell them the passage.
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