How to Prepare & Use the Memory Box

I’ve found that using this system makes memorizing longer passages of scripture, speeches, poetry—or anything you can think of—exceedingly easy. I’ve seen it work for my own kids, and I know it can work for yours too!

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What are these printables?

This set of printables contains the dividers you’ll need to make a Charlotte Mason-style memory box. You do not have to use all of the tabs included. In fact, our family doesn’t use all of these, but I wanted to include them for those who want them all. The dividers included are:

• Daily divider
• Odd & Even Day dividers
• Weekly dividers (Sunday-Saturday)
• Monthly dividers: numbered 1-30

How do I prepare my memory box?

1. Get your supplies. You’ll need an index card box (these printables are designed for a regular 3×4″ index card box). You’ll also need cardstock for printing these pages out, scissors for cutting your dividers, and tape for reinforcing the tabs (trust me, you definitely want this)

2. Determine what days you’ll use your memory box. Will you make this part of your evening routine and use them every day? Will you use them only on days you do school (if you homeschool)? You only need to cut out and prepare the dividers you’ll be using.

3. Prepare your dividers. Print out the sheets you’ll be using on cardstock. Again, I highly advise reinforcing the “tab” part of the dividers with scotch tape so they don’t rip off in the first few weeks of using them (or after being handled by little fingers).

4. Prepare your note cards. What do you want your kids to memorize? The possibilities are endless: bible verses, poetry, famous speeches, math facts, vocabulary words (english or a foreign language), address, phone numbers—the list goes on and on!
We have pre-made printables of the Bible verse that go with Write Through the Bible on our website.

How do I use the memory box?

That’s up to you! Seriously. You can do what you want and customize it the way that works best for your family, but I’ll tell you how I use it.

If your kids are closer in age, you could probably get away with using the same memory box. Otherwise make separate memory boxes for each child.

I put one one card from each category of things we memorize in the front under the daily tab. Currently we use the box for Bible, catechism, poetry, and occasionally I’ll throw in other things I’d like my kids to memorize.

We work on getting the cards under the daily tab memorized really well. When they can go through a card 2-3 days in a row with no helps, I move it to either the odd or even tab.  After this I move a new card one from that same category into the daily slot for us to start working on.

At this point your kids will only be going through the passages on an every other day basis (odd days or even days). After they can do that a couple of weeks with no helps, I move it back into a weekly tab. Again, after they can go through the passage once a week with no helps several times in a row, I then move it back to one of the monthly tabs.

We continue this process of adding new cards and reviewing older ones. It’s been a great system for us. It helps us stay on track with new memory work. At the same time, this gives us a method for systematically reviewing information on a decreasing schedule.

original source: http://intoxicatedonlife.com/how-to-prepare-use-the-memory

Let's Look It Up!

God doesn't need your favors. He desires your joyful obedience.

Life isn't about what you know. Life is about Who you know (Jn 14:9-21)

Don't be surprised when attacks come - if you're living for Christ they'll come constantly (Rom. 7:21). It means you're doing it right.


How can I remember Paul's shipwreck with 276 people or that 153 fish were caught (Jn 21) but forget my own phone number?

Note to self: You're better off dealing with "an angry bear than a fool" (Prov. 17:12). Wisdom says to let certain calls go to voice mail.

Never underestimate the power of a holy example (1 Pet. 5:3)

Want to be more like God? Whistle. (Isaiah 5:26, 7:18)

Details matter. "Take up your cross DAILY and follow me" (Lk 9:23). St. Luke is the only writer who adds "daily." Love is in the details.

The Commandments are a gift not a curse. Sin is less about breaking the rules and more about breaking the Father's heart.

True love doesn't have limits...people do. Never forget 1 Cor 13:7-8.

Meek does not mean weak. Meekness requires true strength (Matt 5:5). True power is robed in humility.

God said the people in Nineveh didn't know their right from their left (Jonah 4:11). The guy who cut me off in traffic - may be a Ninevite.     

Note to self: Shut up - God is speaking.

Praying Luke 5:18-20...it's the Bible's first "ceiling fan."

We can accomplish more in one minute with the Holy Spirit than we can in a lifetime without Him.

When's the last time you really thanked God for the gift of baptism? (Rom. 8:15)

It's sad that the least safe place in the USA to be today is still a mother's womb - pray for awakened and changed hearts!     

Jesus doesn't need us - that's the bad news. Jesus does, however, WANT us...that's the great news. (Mark 3:13)

"A person's a person, no matter how small." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss)

Father, You are the Potter...I am the Play-Doh (Is. 64:8). Let's make a masterpiece.

“Humility is the only virtue the devil cannot imitate.” – St. John Climacus

Heaven is our home. Salvation is our goal. Never forget - 1 Pet 1:9.

      

The Tribes of Isreal

Tribes of Israel Navigate Part I - Introductory Facts Part II - Sons of Jacob [Names, Mothers, Birth Verses] Part III - Prophecies about the 12 Tribes Part IV - Marching Order of the Tribes
Part I - Introductory Facts about the 12 Tribes of Israel
Abraham begot Isaac. Isaac begot Jacob. To be an Israelite by blood, a person must be a descendent of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jacob begot 12 sons who are listed herein in subsequent sections. The 12 sons of Jacob are the patriarchs of the 12 Tribes of Israel. For example, Jacob's son Benjamin is the patriarch of the Tribe of Benjamin. Jacob's son Reuben is the patriarch of the Tribe of Reuben. And so forth. Well-known descendants of certain Tribes Tribe of Benjamin - King Saul, Paul the apostle [a.k.a. Saul of Tarsus] Tribe of Levi - Moses, Aaron Tribe of Judah - King David, King Solomon, many other kings; Lord Jesus, the Messiah			The Promised Land [Canaan], plus an area on the east side of the Jordan River, was allocated among the 12 Tribes. [Num 33.54; Num 36.3-9] As the priestly Tribe, Levi was given no land. [Num 18.20, 18.24] Instead of land, God gave Levi the tithes of the people of Israel. Jacob's son Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. By Jacob's command [Gen 48.5], Joseph's sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, were regarded as de facto "Tribes" of Israel. Thus, the land allocations of Joseph and Levi were given instead to Ephraim and Manasseh, preserving *twelve* as the number of tribes. [Josh 14.3-4] There is no such thing as "10 lost tribes of Israel." [Mt 10.6, Acts 26.7, Jam 1.1, Rev 7.1-8; Ezek 37]
Part II Sons of Jacob [Names, Mothers, Birth Verses]
Sons of Jacob	Meaning of Name	Mother	Birth Verse
01-Reuben	See, a son	Leah	So Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, "The LORD has surely seen my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me." Gen 29.32
02-Simeon	Hearing	Leah	Then she conceived again and bore a son, and said, "Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also." And she called his name Simeon. Gen 29.33
03-Levi	Joined; attached	Leah	She conceived again and bore a son, and said, "Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore his name was called Levi. Gen 29.34
04-Judah	Yah be praised	Leah	And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, "Now I will praise Yahweh." Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she stopped bearing. Gen 29.35
05-Dan	Judge	Bilhah (Rachel's servant)	Then Rachel said, "God has judged my case; and He has also heard my voice and given me a son." Therefore she called his name Dan. Gen 30.6
06-Naphtali	My wrestling	Bilhah (Rachel's servant)	Rachel said, "With great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed." So she called him Naphtali. Gen 30.6
07-Gad	Troop; invader; good fortune	Zilpah (Leah's servant)	Then Leah said, "A troop comes!" So she called his name Gad. Gen 30.11
08-Asher	Happy	Zilpah (Leah's servant)	Then Leah said, "I am happy, for the daughters will call me blessed." So she called his name Asher. Gen 30.13
09-Issachar	Man of hire	Leah	Leah said, "God has given me my hire [wages] because I have given my maid to my husband." So she called his name Issachar. Gen 30.18
10-Zebulun	Dwelling	Leah	Leah said, "...now my husband will dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons." So she called his name Zebulun. Gen 30.20b
11-Joseph	Increaser	Rachel	So she called his name Joseph, and said, "The LORD shall add to me another son." Gen 30.24
12-Benjamin	Son of the right hand	Rachel	As her soul was departing (for she died), she called his name Ben-Oni [son of my sorrow]; but his father called him Ben-Jamin. Gen 35.18

Part III - Prophecies about the 12 Tribes
Sons of Jacob	Jacob's Prophecies Genesis 49.1-27	Moses' Blessings Deuteronomy 33.6-25
01-Reuben	Reuben, you are my firstborn, My might and the beginning of my strength, The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power. Unstable as water, you shall not excel, Because you went up to your father's bed; Then you defiled it -He went up to my couch.	Let Reuben live, and not die, Nor let his men be few.
02-Simeon	Simeon and Levi are brothers; Instruments of cruelty are in their dwelling place. Let not my soul enter their council; Let not my honor be united to their assembly; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hamstrung an ox. Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; And their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob And scatter them in Israel.	[Moses makes no mention of Simeon in blessing the tribes of Israel.]
03-Levi		Of Levi he said: "Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one, Whom You tested at Massah, And with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah, Who says of his father and mother, 'I have not seen them'; Nor did he acknowledge his brothers, Or know his own children; For they have observed Your word And kept Your covenant. They shall teach Jacob Your judgments, And Israel Your law. They shall put incense before You, And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar. Bless his substance, LORD, And accept the work of his hands; Strike the loins of those who rise against him, And of those who hate him, that they rise not again."
04-Judah	Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; Your father's children shall bow down before you. Judah is a lion's whelp; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him? The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people. Binding his donkey to the vine, And his donkey's colt to the choice vine, He washed his garments in wine, And his clothes in the blood of grapes. His eyes are darker than wine, And his teeth whiter than milk.	And this he said of Judah: "Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people; Let his hands be sufficient for him, And may You be a help against his enemies."
05-Dan	Dan shall judge his people As one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, A viper by the path, That bites the horse's heels So that its rider shall fall backward. I have waited for your salvation, O LORD!	And of Dan he said: "Dan is a lion's whelp; He shall leap from Bashan."
06-Naphtali	Naphtali is a deer let loose; He uses beautiful words.	And of Naphtali he said: "O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full of the blessing of the LORD, Possess the west and the south."
07-Gad	Gad, a troop shall tramp upon him, But he shall triumph at last.	And of Gad he said: "Blessed is he who enlarges Gad; He dwells as a lion, And tears the arm and the crown of his head. He provided the first part for himself, Because a lawgiver's portion was reserved there. He came with the heads of the people; He administered the justice of the LORD, And His judgments with Israel."
08-Asher	Bread from Asher shall be rich, And he shall yield royal dainties.	And of Asher he said: "Asher is most blessed of sons; Let him be favored by his brothers, And let him dip his foot in oil. Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; As your days, so shall your strength be."
09-Issachar	"Issachar is a strong donkey, Lying down between two burdens; He saw that rest was good, And that the land was pleasant; He bowed his shoulder to bear a burden, And became a band of slaves.	And of Zebulun he said: "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, And Issachar in your tents! They shall call the peoples to the mountain; There they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness; For they shall partake of the abundance of the seas And of treasures hidden in the sand."
10-Zebulun	Zebulun shall dwell by the haven of the sea; He shall become a haven for ships, And his border shall adjoin Sidon.
11-Joseph	Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a well; His branches run over the wall. The archers have bitterly grieved him, Shot at him and hated him. But his bow remained in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong By the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel), By the God of your father who will help you, And by the Almighty who will bless you With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb. The blessings of your father Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors, Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.	And of Joseph he said: "Blessed of the LORD is his land, With the precious things of heaven, with the dew, And the deep lying beneath, With the precious fruits of the sun, With the precious produce of the months, With the best things of the ancient mountains, With the precious things of the everlasting hills, With the precious things of the earth and its fullness, And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush. Let the blessing come 'on the head of Joseph, & on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.' His glory is like a firstborn bull, And his horns like the horns of the wild ox; Together with them He shall push the peoples To the ends of the earth; They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh."
12-Benjamin	Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; In the morning he shall devour the prey, And at night he shall divide the spoil.	Of Benjamin he said: "The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by Him, Who shelters him all the day long; And he shall dwell between His shoulders."

Part IV - Marching Order of the Tribes
From Egypt to the Promised Land Military Organization & Marching Order of Israel Numbers Chapter 2
	North - last to break camp Dan 62,700 | Asher 41,500 Naphtali 53,400 | Total 157,600
West - 3rd to break camp Ephraim 40,500 | Manasseh 32200 Benjamin 35,400 | Total 108,100	Center - Tabernacle of Meeting Levi unnumbered [Num 2.33]	East - 1st to break camp Judah 74,600 | Issachar 54,400 Zebulun 57,400 | Total 186,400
	South - 2nd to break camp Reuben 46,500 | Simeon 59,300 Gad 45,650 | Total 151,450

source: http://www.biblestudy101.org/Lists/12tribes.html