I have been surrounded by HEARTS. Being February that is no surprise. Hearts are everywhere in the stores. In preparation for “Quarter 5: The Kings” I have been studying about King Saul’s rebellious HEART and how David was a man after God’s own HEART. I have also been planning a teacher workshop for Bible teachers. The theme of the workshop is how do we help hide God’s word in our children’s HEARTS.
I will go on to talk about how they can’t hide it in their hearts if they can’t remember it. What do we want them to remember? Lots and lots, I know! But this post will focus on helping them to remember their memory verses.
We want to FILL our children’s hearts with scripture. Luke 6:45 is a great reminder: “ The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.” (NASB)
There is really one simple way to get your children to remember their memory verses and that is by REPETITION. Here are some fun ways to incorporate repetition. These ideas will help engage the children’s different learning styles which will lead to better recollection.
A stop at the dollar store and I came home with these beauties.
We want to FILL our children’s hearts with scripture. Luke 6:45 is a great reminder: “ The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.” (NASB)
There is really one simple way to get your children to remember their memory verses and that is by REPETITION. Here are some fun ways to incorporate repetition. These ideas will help engage the children’s different learning styles which will lead to better recollection.
A stop at the dollar store and I came home with these beauties.
You know how busy 2 and 3 year old's can be. Oh how they love to move. I put their memory verse, Proverbs 28:14, on these plates using clear contact paper. This is great way to change up how you review their memory verses.
These heart doillies were a great find. You get 40 of them in one package! I laminated several and now I have a “whiteboard”. These can be placed on the wall for older children who read well. Put one word on each heart. After the children have read the verse a few times, slowly start removing words. This works great and you can reuse them over and over.
Now what child doesn’t like the sticky hand. There are so many uses for this. Getting the older children involved in a team relay is fun. They go and pick up a piece of the Bible verse, bring it back, and place them in order. Next teammate goes until all the pieces are put in order.
Now if you prefer a quieter activity you can provide these pieces in an envelope for each child and let them put the verse in order.
A great early arrival activity is to have a way for each child to practice their past verses. These can be put on notecards and either placed in a box or place them on a ring.
A great early arrival activity is to have a way for each child to practice their past verses. These can be put on notecards and either placed in a box or place them on a ring.
My daughter loves practicing her memory verses over and over. The pictures help her remember. These memory verses come with the Teach Me The Bible Curriculum. Encourage your children to practice at home.
Even older children can learn by pictures. A fun activity is to create a memory verse journal. The child takes the memory verse and makes it their very own. They draw whatever they want to help them remember it. You can even get fancy and do a scrapbooking memory verse book. Teen girls would love that!
Here is a free page that would work great for a memory verse journal. Click on picture for PDF document. Just place them in a three ring binder. Let each child make a fancy cover page. They will enjoy flipping through the pages as they review their verses.
Have fun with your class and find what works best for you. Make sure we are filling up those hearts with scripture!
