Memorization Strategy

Memorization is hard work, but good work. Here's an interesting strategy, called the "stacking method," which is helpful for memorizing passages.

1. Write out what you want to memorize. Writing it helps to begin to form it in your mind.
2. Take your notes into a quiet room, shut the door, and eliminate all distractions.
3. Look at the first sentence in your notes and read it out loud. Then, close your eyes and say the sentence without looking at it.
4. Repeat the step above, this time with the first 2 sentences.
5. Next, try it with 3 sentences. Then 4. Repeat until you have memorized every sentence in your notes.

I used something like this to memorize Matthew 5-7. Try it out yourself, and with your students.