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Friday, January 18, 2013

Scripture Memory Box

We have a morning routine during the summer that begins when the kids hop in bed for a little devotional time and we open the lid of this box...
I came across the directions for a Charlotte Mason memorization box system on the SimplyCharlotteMason.com website, then printed them out and pasted them inside the lid of our box. I picked out some scrapbook papers I liked, found an old looking army tin box from Hobby Lobby, broke out the mod podge and by the time it was finished, I realized it matched our bedroom--I was going to use it at dinner and keep it in the dining room, but because it matches, I keep it on my bedside table (even better!).
The kids have learned a ton of verses in Awanas, and so it's important to me that they don't just earn a jewel or a badge and forget about them.  I want Scripture and quotes and good things to sink in deep, so I've adopted this Charlotte Mason system (if you're unfamiliar, she has many brilliant things to say about teaching kids, and her methods are rooted in routines).
I'll let the instructions here speak for themselves (copied from that website).
Here are our Daily, Odd/Even, Day of the Week and Date of the Month divider tabs, which allow us to cover everything we've recently learned (most frequently), and still review EVERYTHING we've ever learned within a month's time.
 These are the sorts of things we keep in our box--scripture memory verses and prayers.
 Here's one of Lorelei's Awanas verses from last year.  She knows it well, so right now it's filed under a day of the week but soon will move behind a number to be reviewed once a month. 

 I love that the process doesn't require any thought--just move an index card back, and replace it with a new one. Simple!