KJV Scripture memory curriculum · four Collections
The Hidden Word: Bible Memorization and Quizzing
A complete, four-level Scripture memory program for the home: 223 King James selections taught one verse at a time and reviewed until they stay.
- 4 Collections
- 16 thematic units
- 223 selections
- 2,695 print-ready pages
- Free
A King James Scripture memory programme, from an Apostolic position, for one child at a time and one Scripture at a time. There is no app, no login and no schedule. The order is fixed; the pace is entirely yours.
The four Collections, in order: Foundation, Builder, Runner, Ambassador.
The method
How one Scripture is learned
Every selection goes through the same five sessions. They are a sequence, not a timetable: a child may do all five in a day or spread them over a fortnight, and nothing in the programme prints a date, a week number, or a day.
- MeetRead it in context, define the hard words, say the reference.
- BreakEcho each phrase, then stack them one at a time.
- EncodeMove it, say it, draw it — at least two of the three.
- EraseWork the erase sheet, saying the whole verse at every stage.
- OwnRecite cold, reference before and after, answer the question.
The review path
Retrieve before you review: the child says what they remember before seeing anything. Then the gaps widen only as the child succeeds.
- Same day
- Next day
- 3 days
- 1 week
- 2 weeks
- 1 month
What “mastered” means — all six
- Reference said before the verse and again after.
- Word-perfect KJV — nothing added, changed or left out.
- No first-word hint from the adult.
- Correct on 3 separate days, not three tries in one sitting.
- Meaning explained in the child’s own words, hard words defined.
- Final check said with no picture on the page.
Three tiers, one verse
- 10 pt · RecallSay the reference, then the Scripture, then the reference again.
- 20 pt · DoctrineEverything Recall asks, and say what the Scripture teaches in your own words.
- 30 pt · QuotationEverything Doctrine asks, said cold with nothing on the page.
The unit review scores a unit; the Collection audit adds the reviews up; the advancement gate reads the audit — and it is allowed to say not yet.
Two products, and they do not mix
Print the Collection, or print the student packets
The Collection the full curriculum
Verse cards, teacher lesson scripts, erase sheets, copywork, activities and answer keys, retrieval sheets, wall trackers, unit reviews, the parent guide, the audit, and the certificate.
Choose it if you want to be taught how to teach it, or if you have more than one child.
The student packets the condensed option
Five student sheets per Scripture — see it, write it, fade it, recall it, exercise — and nothing else. One packet per unit.
Choose them if you already know the method and want the child’s sheets only, or you are working away from a printer most weeks.
The four Collections, in order
Foundation → Builder → Runner → Ambassador
Each Collection holds four thematic units. Every file is a free PDF that you can read online page by page or download; the ZIP holds a whole Collection in one download.
Level 1 of 4
Foundation Collection
- 1.1 God Made Everything Creation and the Nature of God 12 verses
- 1.2 God's Word The Scriptures and How We Keep Them 12 verses
- 1.3 Jesus Who He Is and Why He Came 12 verses
- 1.4 How I Live Obedience, Kindness, and Trust 12 verses
The 15 PDFs in this Collection, one by one
- Printer registration test Print on plain paper first and hold it to the light before spending cardstock.
- Collection cover, index & unit openers The cover, the full Scripture index, and an opener page for each unit.
- Verse cards Every selection on a card, with the meaning on the back.
- Teacher pages The lesson script for each Scripture: context, hard words, meaning, questions, motion.
- Erase sheets The Scripture fades a few words at a time while the child says all of it.
- Copywork Handwriting practice on every selection.
- Activities Puzzles and exercises for each Scripture.
- Activity answer keys Printed separately — keep them out of the student’s hands.
- Retrieval & cue-fading pages Say it before you see it; earlier Scriptures return alongside the current one.
- Review trackers Wall trackers for the six mastery rules and the expanding review path.
- Parent guide Read first: the two products, the five sessions, review, mastery, printing.
- Review rules & advancement gate Tiers, gaps and points, and what must be true before the next Collection.
- Unit reviews Scores each unit across every Scripture in it.
- Collection audit Adds the unit reviews up so the advancement gate can read them.
- Certificate Signed by a person when the Collection is finished.
Student packets, one per unit
- Unit 1.1 · God Made Everything Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
- Unit 1.2 · God's Word Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
- Unit 1.3 · Jesus Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
- Unit 1.4 · How I Live Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
Level 2 of 4
Builder Collection
- 2.1 Who God Is The Character and Oneness of God 13 verses
- 2.2 Sin and the Saviour What Is Wrong and Who Repairs It 13 verses
- 2.3 The Word and Prayer Speaking to God and Hearing Him 13 verses + The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)
- 2.4 Living for God Consecration and Daily Conduct 13 verses
The 15 PDFs in this Collection, one by one
- Printer registration test Print on plain paper first and hold it to the light before spending cardstock.
- Collection cover, index & unit openers The cover, the full Scripture index, and an opener page for each unit.
- Verse cards Every selection on a card, with the meaning on the back.
- Teacher pages The lesson script for each Scripture: context, hard words, meaning, questions, motion.
- Erase sheets The Scripture fades a few words at a time while the child says all of it.
- Copywork Handwriting practice on every selection.
- Activities Puzzles and exercises for each Scripture.
- Activity answer keys Printed separately — keep them out of the student’s hands.
- Retrieval & cue-fading pages Say it before you see it; earlier Scriptures return alongside the current one.
- Review trackers Wall trackers for the six mastery rules and the expanding review path.
- Parent guide Read first: the two products, the five sessions, review, mastery, printing.
- Review rules & advancement gate Tiers, gaps and points, and what must be true before the next Collection.
- Unit reviews Scores each unit across every Scripture in it.
- Collection audit Adds the unit reviews up so the advancement gate can read them.
- Certificate Signed by a person when the Collection is finished.
Student packets, one per unit
- Unit 2.1 · Who God Is Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
- Unit 2.2 · Sin and the Saviour Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
- Unit 2.3 · The Word and Prayer Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
- Unit 2.4 · Living for God Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
Level 3 of 4
Runner Collection
- 3.1 The Godhead The Fulness of God in Christ 14 verses
- 3.2 The New Birth Repentance, Baptism, and the Spirit 14 verses
- 3.3 Holiness and Separation A People Set Apart 14 verses
- 3.4 Faith and Endurance Standing Firm Through Trial 14 verses + The Shepherd Psalm (Psalm 23), The Two Ways (Psalm 1)
The 15 PDFs in this Collection, one by one
- Printer registration test Print on plain paper first and hold it to the light before spending cardstock.
- Collection cover, index & unit openers The cover, the full Scripture index, and an opener page for each unit.
- Verse cards Every selection on a card, with the meaning on the back.
- Teacher pages The lesson script for each Scripture: context, hard words, meaning, questions, motion.
- Erase sheets The Scripture fades a few words at a time while the child says all of it.
- Copywork Handwriting practice on every selection.
- Activities Puzzles and exercises for each Scripture.
- Activity answer keys Printed separately — keep them out of the student’s hands.
- Retrieval & cue-fading pages Say it before you see it; earlier Scriptures return alongside the current one.
- Review trackers Wall trackers for the six mastery rules and the expanding review path.
- Parent guide Read first: the two products, the five sessions, review, mastery, printing.
- Review rules & advancement gate Tiers, gaps and points, and what must be true before the next Collection.
- Unit reviews Scores each unit across every Scripture in it.
- Collection audit Adds the unit reviews up so the advancement gate can read them.
- Certificate Signed by a person when the Collection is finished.
Student packets, one per unit
- Unit 3.1 · The Godhead Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
- Unit 3.2 · The New Birth Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
- Unit 3.3 · Holiness and Separation Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
- Unit 3.4 · Faith and Endurance Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
Level 4 of 4
Ambassador Collection
- 4.1 Defending the Faith Contending for the Truth 15 verses
- 4.2 The Church The Body and Household of God 15 verses
- 4.3 Mission and Witness Carrying the Gospel 15 verses
- 4.4 Last Things The Return of Christ and the Judgment 15 verses + More Than Conquerors (Romans 8:31-39), The Way of Charity (1 Corinthians 13), The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12), The Secret Place (Psalm 91)
The 15 PDFs in this Collection, one by one
- Printer registration test Print on plain paper first and hold it to the light before spending cardstock.
- Collection cover, index & unit openers The cover, the full Scripture index, and an opener page for each unit.
- Verse cards Every selection on a card, with the meaning on the back.
- Teacher pages The lesson script for each Scripture: context, hard words, meaning, questions, motion.
- Erase sheets The Scripture fades a few words at a time while the child says all of it.
- Copywork Handwriting practice on every selection.
- Activities Puzzles and exercises for each Scripture.
- Activity answer keys Printed separately — keep them out of the student’s hands.
- Retrieval & cue-fading pages Say it before you see it; earlier Scriptures return alongside the current one.
- Review trackers Wall trackers for the six mastery rules and the expanding review path.
- Parent guide Read first: the two products, the five sessions, review, mastery, printing.
- Review rules & advancement gate Tiers, gaps and points, and what must be true before the next Collection.
- Unit reviews Scores each unit across every Scripture in it.
- Collection audit Adds the unit reviews up so the advancement gate can read them.
- Certificate Signed by a person when the Collection is finished.
Student packets, one per unit
- Unit 4.1 · Defending the Faith Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
- Unit 4.2 · The Church Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
- Unit 4.3 · Mission and Witness Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
- Unit 4.4 · Last Things Five student sheets per Scripture, nothing else.
Practical matters
Printing
- Cards on cardstock, duplex, flipped on the short edge — long edge backs every card with another Scripture’s meaning.
- Registration test first. Print the two-page test on plain paper, hold it to the light, and adjust before spending cardstock.
- Everything else on plain paper, single-sided, except where a sheet says otherwise.
- Answer keys print separately and are marked keep separate.
- The wall tracker is landscape, meant to be read from across a room. Put it where the child can see it.
What it is, and what it is not
Independent, King James, and yours to teach
Not an official programme
Hidden Word is an independent programme. It is not published, endorsed, approved or certified by the United Pentecostal Church International or by any other organisation, and its Scripture list is the one transcribed for this programme rather than any current year’s official list.
Doctrine is yours
The Scripture text is King James and comes from a checksummed copy, unaltered. Everything else — the meanings, the hard-word glosses, the questions and their model answers, the motions — is authored teaching material, written from an Apostolic position and not approved by any denominational body. Read it before you teach it.
Supervision is yours
Nothing here supervises a child. The recitals are heard by a person, the mastery rules are judged by a person, and the certificate is signed by a person. That is deliberate, and it is the part that cannot be printed for you.
For the home, at your pace
Sequenced across roughly ages 5 through 13. No date, week number, or age is printed on any child-facing page. There is no app, no login and no schedule. The order is fixed; the pace is entirely yours.
Questions parents ask
Before you print
- Where should my child begin?
- With the Foundation Collection. The four Collections are sequenced — Foundation, Builder, Runner, Ambassador — and each one ends with an advancement gate that says whether the next Collection should be opened yet. The programme is sequenced across roughly ages five through thirteen, but no age or date is printed on any child-facing page, so an older beginner can start at Foundation without embarrassment.
- Collection or student packet — which do I print?
- The Collection is the full curriculum: verse cards, teacher lesson scripts, erase sheets, copywork, activities and answer keys, retrieval sheets, wall trackers, unit reviews, the parent guide, the audit and the certificate. The student packet is the condensed option: five student sheets per Scripture and nothing else. Choose the Collection if you want to be taught how to teach it or have more than one child; choose the packet if you already know the method and want only the child’s sheets. Print one or the other — a packet is not a cut-down Collection you can top up.
- Which Bible translation does it use?
- The King James Version. Every verse is read programmatically from a checksummed public-domain KJV text; no Scripture is typed from memory or generated. 216 memory verses and 7 extended passages make up the 223 selections.
- Is this the official Junior Bible Quizzing material?
- No. The Hidden Word is an independent Faith Schooling programme. It is not published, endorsed, approved or certified by the United Pentecostal Church International or by any other organisation, and its Scripture list is the one transcribed for this programme rather than any current year’s official list.
- Can I read it online without printing?
- Yes. Every PDF in every Collection, and every student packet, opens page by page in the site's reader — the same reader the curriculum pages use for their previews — with zoom and a page strip, on a phone or a desktop. Printing is still how the programme is meant to be used: the cards, erase sheets, and copywork are made to be handled, and the reader is there to browse, teach from a screen, or check a page before printing it.
- What does it cost, and what do I need to print it?
- Nothing — every PDF is free to download and open to everyone. Verse cards and the certificate print on cardstock (cards duplex, flipped on the short edge); everything else prints on plain paper. Print the two-page registration test first and hold it to the light before spending cardstock. The answer keys print separately and are marked keep separate.