Verse by Verse

Both in our homeschooling and our daily living, our children have been highly encouraged to study and memorize Scripture. It is not enough for them to rely on our knowledge and memory, they need to be reading for themselves.

There are several reasons we believe our children should be memorizing scripture, and many fun ways we can encourage this daily habit. One of the newest methods we are incorporating into our learning day is through apps for our devices. And one of our favorite apps is Verses.

Verses is a fun, interactive app which helps you memorize Scripture and keep track of your progress. You can memorize quickly and easily with fast-paced memory games. Helpful topical passage lists written by pastors, teachers, and authors, allow you to find the right passages to memorize to go along with your homeschooling lessons. Verses uses a series of memory games including ABSORB the verse; MEMORIZE the verse; and RECALL the verse. It’s simple, easy, and fun to use! 

I love the basic design of the app, free of distracting pop ups and unnecessary stickers. It’s clear what the goal is, Scripture! I also appreciate keeping track of our progress. One fun feature of the app is connecting online with friends. Together, we can encourage one another in our memorization of the Word of God. Altogether, this app has been a lovely addition to our day.

As Christian homeschoolers, the main focus of our learning is to encourage our children to draw closer to God. We establish a foundation for our learning, constantly build on that foundation, and, prayerfully, establish a pattern for a life. We want our children to view all learning as a means of better knowing their Creator, and drawing closer to Him each day. Through study of Scripture our children gain a deeper understanding of our Lord and Savior.

“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”
Joshua 1:8

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To Show Ourselves Approved, Revisited

As we head into this new year, I want to review this concept in our home. It is always a good idea to memorize Scripture and keep the Word before our eyes constantly. 

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Both in our homeschooling and our daily living, our children have been highly encouraged to study and memorize Scripture. It is not enough for them to rely on our knowledge and memory, they need to be reading for themselves.

There are several reason we believe our children should be memorizing scripture. We must study to grow in faith, joy, righteousness, discernment, and wisdom; to have prosperity in our relationships, to defend the gospel, and to have a true knowledge of Christ.

There are several ways that we can help our children to commit scripture to memory:

• Make sure that you are mentally alert. No fuzzy heads!
• Start off with just the first phrase and work your way to the end of the verse. No sense in tackling the whole thing in one go; start off easy!
• Put the verse to music!
• Use hand motions, if you can.
• Repeat often! Don’t say the verse a few times and then leave off for the day; give a pop quiz every time you pass each other in the hall or every time you get a drink from the fridge.
• Make it a game! See who can memorize it first or how long they can keep it committed to memory.
• Join an Awana group. Our children were a part of this ministry for several years. In one year alone, my oldest daughter memorized 450 verses! She still knows most of them to this day!

No matter how we choose to teach our children Bible memorization, I need to make sure this area of study is not skipped over; the benefits are enormous and unending. We are seeing the advantages of this daily and love to see our children become excited over their achievements.

Time to Chime In: Is Bible memorization a part of your homeschooling day? What helps your children memorize long passages of Scripture?

To Show Ourselves Approved

Both in our homeschooling and our daily living, our children have been highly encouraged to study and memorize scripture. It is not enough for them to rely on our knowledge and memory, they need to be reading for themselves.

There are several reason we believe our children should be memorizing scripture. We must study to grow in faith, joy, righteousness, discernment, and wisdom; to have prosperity in our relationships, to defend the gospel, and to have a true knowledge of Christ.

There are several ways that we can help our children to commit scripture to memory:

• Make sure that you are mentally alert. No fuzzy heads!
• Start off with just the first phrase and work your way to the end of the verse. No sense in tackling the whole thing in one go; start off easy!
• Put the verse to music!
• Use hand motions, if you can.
• Repeat often! Don’t say the verse a few times and then leave off for the day; give a pop quiz every time you pass each other in the hall or every time you get a drink from the fridge.
• Make it a game! See who can memorize it first or how long they can keep it committed to memory.
• Join an Awana group. Our children were a part of this ministry for several years. In one year alone, my oldest daughter memorized 450 verses! She still knows most of them to this day!

No matter how we choose to teach our children Bible memorization, I need to make sure this area of study is not skipped over; the benefits are enormous and unending. We are seeing the advantages of this daily and love to see our children become excited over their achievements.

Is Bible memorization a part of your homeschooling day? What helps your children memorize long passages of scripture?