McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition · Lesson XL · Part 8: School and home
40. Review: Henry and Ned
Goal: Your child reads a story about two boys, one good and one not, and talks about Miss May's rule.
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 (continuing onto the next): Henry Black and Ned Bell go to school; Henry keeps the rule and Ned does not. Script lines follow.
The lesson, step by step
Warm up
Turn back to Lesson XXXIX. Point to the new words at the top and have your child read them:
Kate dear name baby blue near shut crib sit
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:
Henry Black and Ned Bell live near our house.
Ned is not a good boy.
Talk about the picture
SayLook at the picture together. What do you see?
SayWhy is Henry first at school? What did Ned do that was not kind?
Slate work: copy the script
Read the script lines at the bottom of the next page aloud, pointing to each word. Copy one short line onto the slate together.
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.