Hi!! New to this forum

[ChristianMom74]

I thought I would ask the other parents here for some advice. I have 4 year old twin boys. They love church and are always asking to go. There is a monthly memory verse. I am having a really hard time getting them to want to learn it. For awhile they loved it. I don't know if it is because the main teacher left and she was amazing but her husband got transferred. Don't get me wrong the teacher they have now is great. I guess just not as animated and does things differently.

What types of things do you do to make learning scripture fun. I am not a teacher by any means so it is hard, even teaching them what they are learning doesn't come naturally to me.

 

[CelticRose]

I assume the verses are short? Try a sweet treat for memorizing it correctly. I used to give 1 choc chip for each word. Four's pretty young so a little motivation is a good thing & as the Jews have known for centuries it makes learning *sweet*.

 

[ChristianMom74]

This month is Matt 22:37-39 So no, not really short. Sweet treats sounds like a good idea. M&M's might be the way to go here. LOL

 

[MessianicMommy]

4 is awfully young to be memorizing much of anything...

A song maybe, a routine - but not something that is still seen as abstract to them.

FWIW, I have a 4 and almost 3 yr old.

 

[ChristianMom74]

4 is awfully young to be memorizing much of anything...

A song maybe, a routine - but not something that is still seen as abstract to them.

FWIW, I have a 4 and almost 3 yr old.

I was thinking that 4 was young too but didn't know, thought it was just me. I feel bad because if they don't know it, they don't get anything out of the treasure chest at the end of the month as the older kids do. The boys are youngest.

Oh so you have what are called Irish Twins. No idea where that term came from.

 

[MessianicMommy]

Well, there are 18 months between, so not quite.

History of the term here.

I remember being really pushed between 4-8 to memorize, but I'm not really someone who memorizes that way. I remember the general gist of things, and where it is located and what it means and other similar passages. Not someone's pet translation of John 3:16, Psalm 1, Psalm 23 and Proverbs 31 (though somehow I did manage to learn those)

We tried every way possible to memorize including a sheet opposite of the potty where you can't help but read it every time you sit down. (it didn't help)

Some kids are just not that kind of learner at all, and at 4, it's still more about discovering the world and learning how it works than "this and this = this" and memory

ABCs and numbers to 20, their name and address and maybe phone number, but that's about it as far as age appropriate goes. Gifted students however - for sure, have fun!

 

[ChristianMom74]

Well, there are 18 months between, so not quite.

History of the term here.

I remember being really pushed between 4-8 to memorize, but I'm not really someone who memorizes that way. I remember the general gist of things, and where it is located and what it means and other similar passages. Not someone's pet translation of John 3:16, Psalm 1, Psalm 23 and Proverbs 31 (though somehow I did manage to learn those)

We tried every way possible to memorize including a sheet opposite of the potty where you can't help but read it every time you sit down. (it didn't help)

Some kids are just not that kind of learner at all, and at 4, it's still more about discovering the world and learning how it works than "this and this = this" and memory

ABCs and numbers to 20, their name and address and maybe phone number, but that's about it as far as age appropriate goes. Gifted students however - for sure, have fun!

Funny you mentioned counting to 20. That was a goal for summer because around 15 they would get messed up LOL

I am not going to force them to memorize as I think that could do damage later on. I am guessing at that. I did not grow up going to church.

 

[MessianicMommy]

If you can, Ames and Ilg have some good books on what is develomentally appropriate behavior, that I have found very helpful. Instead of getting them in segmental purchases, you can get the book with everything in it here. Another major help of mine is AOLFF — Arms of Love Family Fellowship