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Welcome to the Ready Answers Bible Memorization Curriculum!

With this curriculum you can easily teach people ages 6 through adult to be ready to answer questions about Biblical Christian doctrines as understood by Seventh-day Adventists. We believe that people are most eager to learn about our beliefs when they are curious enough to ask a question. It is at these moments that your students can give the most effective witness. Ideally, the answer will include a Bible passage, its reference, and how it answers the question. This requires having the verse and reference memorized, but this is easier to do than you may think. Click here (not available yet) to see how you can easily memorize Psalm 91:11.

The Ready Answers curriculum bundled with or without (not available yet) the teacher's guide can be downloaded as one combined file (*.zip), or you can get each of the files seperately using other links on this page. If you want to see what is in the lesson without waiting on a lengthy download you may want to try the quick (but poorly formatted) viewed, of the lesson in slide guide format.

The Ready Answers curriculum includes:

Teacher's Guide
This guide describes the principles and methods we have found effective in our class. It also includes instructions for printing and teaching, and is the same for all units. If you have already downloaded the Teacher's Guide with unit A, you won't need to get it with subsequent units. Click here to download the Teacher's Guide. (currently only available as part of the complete download for unit A.)

Learning Aids
handles
This is one of the key features of the program. This file explains easy ways to teach students to memorize each phrase.
mono
This is a single channel (monophonic) audio recording of the verses to memorize and the related questions and explanations.

Lesson Formats
The lesson material is presented in several different formats giving you a range of options. Each format contains the same information as the others.
1book
This can be used to make a small book bound with a spiral binding along the top.
2staple
Use this file to make a small book bound with staples.
printshop
This format is the most flexible for professional print shops permitting them to make their own layout that works best for their equipment. Home users can also use this format to make a large-print edition that is great for use in small classes.
slideguide
The pictures on this format are small reducing the number of pages needed for the lesson. It is also great for people controlling the projector during a recitation program.

Presentation Formats
The pictures can be presented in front of a class or congregation using one of the following files
felts
This file contains only the pictures and can be used to project from a computer or from an overhead projector, if the pictures are printed onto overhead transparencies. They can also be printed onto iron-on-transfer sheets and ironed on to felt for use on a felt board.
JPEG files
Each of the pictures are also available seperately as JPEG files. These files make it possible for you to use the pictures in your favorite presentation software or in numerous other ways. It is even possible for photography specialty shops to create traditional photograph slides using them.
A091, A100, A110, A120, A130, A140, A150, A160, A170, A180, A190, A200, A210, A220

Rewards
Short-term and long-term rewards can encourage students to continue learning. These files can suplement your reward system.
stickers
This file can be printed on address lables so you can give students a sticker with the picture cooresponding to each verse that they memorize. This is designed for sheets of lables with 10 rows of 3 columns each 1 inch tall by 2 5/8 inch wide. This size of Avery 8460 and Office Depot item# 612-301.
poster
We print the poster on card-stock. Stickers can be placed on it to keep track of the student's progress and to encourage review of the previously memorized verses. The teacher's guide explains this in more detail.
certificate
When you are done teaching the unit, you can give each student a certificate of achievement.

Games
These two games help the students to have fun while reviewing verses. Both games are described in the teacher's guide.
tic-tac-toe
This game is ideal for younger learners or when the verses have been recently memorized.
askme
In this game participants practice being the evangelist. They take turns answering questions that can be answered by verses they have memorized.

SOFTWARE COMPATABILITY
Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5.0 or more recent is recommended. Earlier versions may not include the auto-center option that is important when printing the materials. This software, Adobe Reader, can be obtained without charge from http://wwww.adobe.com.

CREDIT INFORMATION
Both this website and the set of files in each unit are each licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License. Please duplicate this and distribute it to your friends within the terms of this license. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

Copyright 2005, Ready Answers, William and Rochelle Houser, P.O. Box 535, Newburgh, IN 47629, USA. Phone: 812-858-9241.


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