Picture
Sample Lesson - Psalm 1

This sample Bible with Language lesson is an example of memorizing (or becoming very familiar with) a chapter of scripture in a week. Each day the reading content will be the same but the focus will change.
Monday:
Read: Psalm 1
 
Write: Psalm 1:1
Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.
 
Truths from the verse:
  1. Following the ungodly crowd and doing what the do will not bring us joy.
  2. Seek what God wants us to do when we need advice.
  3. Even if we try not to do what the ungodly do, hanging out with them is a bad influence.
 
Relevant verses to look up:
James 1:5 - getting God’s advice
1 Corinthians 15:33 - bad company corrupts good character
 
Prayer:
Dear God,
Help us not to go with the crowd and do what they do. Help us to seek your will and your way for out lives every day. And thank you for writing your commands out for us to follow and giving wisdom so generously to us so that we can obey you and have joy. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
 
Language Lesson:
  • Use the verse of the day as handwriting practice.
  • Identify the many prepositions in the verse. (of , around, with, in)
  •  http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/preposition.htm
  • Make a sentence of your own for each preposition found. (ex. Which one of those shoes do you like? The kids ran outside with the dog.)
  • Identify the subject and predicate of the sentences you created. (ex. In “Which one of those shoes do you like?” the subject is you and the predicate is do like.
  • Write a sentence or a short paragraph (depending on age/grade) about how we can not follow or be influenced by ungodly people. When writing a paragraph make sure there is a topic sentence and 3 sentences to support the main idea and a summary sentence.
  • Read your sentence or paragraph out loud to your family.
  • Spelling words from Psalm 1:    delight, wither, worthless, path, among, prosper, never, destruction
  • Today - write each spelling word three times

Tuesday:
Read: Psalm 1 again
 
Write: Psalm 1:2
But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.
 
Truths from the verse:
  1. Delighting in something means that you purposely developed a fondness for it by thinking about it and looking forward to it.
  2. We won’t automatically delight in God’s law, but if we take the time to think about it and read it a lot we will develop delight for it.
  3. God’s law is good - something that can be described as delighting in is not a drag!
 
Relevant verses:
Psalm 119:41-48 - devoted to God’s commands
 
Prayer:
Dear God,
Help us to continually read and study your Word so that we would continually develop an appetite for it and delight in it. Thank you that what you require of us is for good and not bad. We love and trust you. Amen.
 
Language Lesson:
  • Use the focus verse as handwriting practice.
  • Identify the subject (they) and the predicate (delight).
  • Review prepositions and identify (in the law, of the Lord).
  • Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter (Lord).
  • The word “it” is a pronoun taking the place of law.
  • Write a sentence or a paragraph about something you really like. Did you always like it or develop an affinity for it over time? Read your writing out loud to your family.
  • Spelling words from Psalm 1:    delight, wither, worthless, path, among, prosper, never, destruction
  • Today - write sentences for delight, wither, worthless, & path


Wednesday:
Read: Psalm 1
 
Write Psalm 1:3
Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
 
Truths from the verse:
  1. God’s law is completely reliable and always beneficial for us when we follow it.
  2. People who trust and obey God have stability because God doesn’t change.
  3. Obedience brings prosperity.
 
Relevant verses:
Psalm 37:25 - never seen the righteous forsaken
Isaiah 40:31 - they that wait on the Lord will renew their strength
 
Prayer:
Dear God,
Thank you for being so reliable and faithful. Help us to obey you and wait on you and trust in you for everything we need. Amen.
 
Language Lesson:
  • Use the focus verse for handwriting practice.
  • Identify the compound subject (leaves + they) & compound predicate (wither + prosper)
  • This is a compound sentence (two sentences combined together) with a comma and the conjunction “and.” Review all the conjunctions: and, or, for, nor, yet, but, so.
  • http://webschool.wash.k12.ut.us/language/lessons/compoundsentences.html
  • Have each student think up their own compound sentence using any conjunction of their choice. Make sure there is a subject and predicate on each side of the comma.
  • Write a sentence or paragraph about something that is sturdy and stable and why it is so. Read your writing out loud to your family.
  • Spelling words from Psalm 1:   delight, wither, worthless, path, among, prosper, never, destruction
  • Today - write each word 2 times each and write each word once using your code. (Code is a personally made up alphabet of symbols!)
 
Thursday:
Read: Psalm 1
 
Write: Psalm 1:5
Sinners will have no place among the godly.
 
Truths:
  1. We are made right with God through believing in Jesus.
  2. People who don’t believe in Jesus will not have eternal life.
  3. We must believe in Jesus in order to be with God.
 
Other verses:
Romans 3:22 - made right with God through Jesus
Matthew 25:31-46 - sheep and the goats parable

Prayer:
Dear God,
Thank you for your Son and for his sacrifice for us so that we could be forgiven and have eternal life. We pray for ______ today. Please help them see their need for forgiveness and be saved. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
 
Language Lesson:
  • Identify the subject (Sinners) and predicate (will have).
  • “Place” is the direct object and “no” is an adjective modifying “place.”
  • “Among the godly” is a prepositional phrase.
  • Think of your own sentence with the preposition “among” in it.
  • Write a sentence or a paragraph about how we are made right with God. Is it because of something we do or are we just accepting a wonderful gift?
  • Spelling words from Psalm 1:      delight, wither, worthless, path, among, prosper, never, destruction
  • Today: Write sentences for the words destruction, never, proper, and among.
 
Friday:
Read: Psalm 1
 
Write: Psalm 1:6
For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.
 
Truths:
  1. God is always watching us.
  2. Not following God will result in ruin and not eternal life.
  3. If He’s watching over the path of the godly, He is taking care of the obstacles on it.
 
Relevant verses:
Psalm 121:1-8
 
Prayer:
Dear God,
Thank you for watching over us and leading us where you want us to go. Thank you that life with you results in good things and eternal life. We love you and praise you. Amen.
 
Language Lesson:
  • Use the focus verse for handwriting practice.
  • Identify the comma and the conjunction “but” making this a compound sentence. Review the other conjunctions: and, or, for, nor, yet, but, so.
  • Since this is actually 2 sentences joined together, making it a compound sentence, locate the compound subject and the compound predicate (Lord + path is the compound subject and watches + leads is the compound predicate).
  • http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/diagrams2/one_pager2.htm
  • “Destruction” is a spelling word this week because it ends with a special sound, “tion” making the sound shun. Make a short list of other “tion” words and see if you can spell them without any help.
  • Write a sentence or paragraph of what God would see you doing today. Read your finished writing to your family.
  • Spelling - Test! See if you can spell the spelling words orally forwards and backwards! You can also do it on paper so Mom has something to grade.