Several months back I blogged about the need of memorizing scripture, especially for children. I’m sure there are a lot of parents who want to teach their kids but struggle with where to start or even how to do it. Maybe you want to memorize but find it impossible to accomplish. I thought I would share a few items that I have found helpful.
1. Foundation Verses by Children Desiring God: “Foundation Verses are strategically chosen Bible verses for children preschool through age five. The pack includes 76 verses designed to lay a firm scriptural foundation of basic Biblical truth that will pave the way for faith response.” The set comes in a business card size pack, attached by a ring, in either NIV or ESV. The cards have a picture on one side with the verse on the other. It’s a good place to start, whether you are 3 or 33!!! http://www.childrendesiringgod.org/product_group.php?id=2
2. Sing the Word by the Harrow Family: Scripture put to music is a great way to memorize. How often do we hear a song on the radio and after only a time or two hearing it we can sing along? One thing that I really like about their cd’s is that you also sing the scripture reference. The songs are catchy and fun to sing. http://www.singtheword.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PLST
3. Steve Green’s Hide ‘Em In Your Heart cd/dvd combo: A friend turned my daughter on to these sets and she fell in love with them. It’s great because the kids can listen to the cd in their rooms during quiet time or we can pop the dvd in when they are itching to watch tv or a movie! http://www.stevegreenministries.org/music/index.php#kids
These are just a few tools that we have found helpful and hope you will to!
galatiansc4v16 said,
February 6, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Audrey asked me to order these this week. Thanks for sharing!
byHiswounds said,
February 7, 2009 at 9:41 am
We will be getting another Harrow cd soon…we only have the A to Z one but I have ordered the commandment one for Matthew for learning 20 verses for SS…I ordered the A to Z for my other preschoolers…we’ve started using the A to Z in SS and the kids LOVE singing them!
How to help your children successfully memorize Scripture « Barefoot in the Park said,
March 19, 2009 at 9:13 pm
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