McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition · Lesson XXXV · Part 7: Work and play
35. Review: a trip to the mill
Goal: Your child reads a talk between Tom and Bess, taking turns.
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: Tom and Bess talk about the mill near their house, where logs are cut, and plan to ride there with the goat cart.
The lesson, step by step
Warm up
Turn back to Lesson XXXIV. Your child reads the new words at the top, then one sentence. 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:
It is the mill by our house; logs are cut there.
May we not go and see the mill at work, Tom?
Talk about the picture
SayLook at the picture together. What do you see?
SayHow will Tom and Bess get to the mill?
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.
Tip
This page is a conversation. You read Tom's lines and your child reads Bess's, then swap.