McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition · Lesson XXV · Part 5: Owls, cows and brave men
25. Review: owls, cows and the brave men
Goal: Your child reads four short paragraphs made from the words of Lessons XXI to XXIV.
You'll need
- The book, open to the lesson
- A slate, small whiteboard or paper and pencil
What's in the book
A review page: four short paragraphs about feeding the cows, a hot day in the shade, the brave men in the boat, and the owl.
The lesson, step by step
Warm up
Turn back to Lesson XXIV. Point to the new words at the top and have your child read them:
brave drown if men ship rock boat save
Any that are slow go in tomorrow's warm-up too.
No new words today
SayThis page has no new words. You know every word on it!
Let your child look the page over first and point to any word they are unsure of. Read those together.
Read the review
Your child reads the page aloud, one sentence at a time, pointing to each word. Help with any word by sounding it out or turning back to the lesson where it was new. Sentences like these:
Come, boys, and feed the cows.
What bird has big eyes? The owl.
Talk about the picture
SayLook at the picture together. What do you see?
SayWhich old lesson is each paragraph about?
Slate work
Your child chooses one short sentence from the page and copies it onto the slate. Check the capital at the start and the mark at the end.
Spell a few
Say three short words from this page (any from earlier lessons). Your child spells each one aloud, then finds it on the page.
Wrap up
Your child reads the sentence they like best, one more time, with expression. Praise the effort: this whole page is theirs now.
Afterwards
Reread this review page tomorrow, then any two old lessons your child picks.