McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition · Lesson LI · Part 11: The last lessons and slate work
51. Who made the tree?
Goal: Your child reads about how a tall tree grew from a small nut, and who made the world.
You'll need
- The book, open to the lesson
- A slate, small whiteboard or paper and pencil
What's in the book
Starting partway down the page: sentences about a tall tree that grew from a nut, and about God who made the world, the sun and the moon.
The lesson, step by step
Warm up
Turn back to Lesson L. Your child reads the new words at the top, then one sentence. Any that are slow go in tomorrow's warm-up too.
Meet the new words
Point to each new word at the top of the page. Say it clearly, then your child says it back. The heading and word list for this lesson are not clear in our copy's text, so just read whatever is printed above the first sentence.
Sound out the short words together. Then mix up the order and ask your child to point to each word as you say it.
Read the sentences
Your child reads the sentences aloud, pointing to each word. Help by sounding out, not by telling, when you can. For example:
Do you see that tall tree? Long ago it sprang up from a small nut.
God made the world and all things in it.
Then read the whole page once more, a little smoother.
Talk about the picture
SayLook at the picture together. What do you see?
SayWhat did the tree grow from?
Slate work
Your child copies a few of the new words onto the slate: nut, sun. If there is a line in script (handwriting) on the page, read it aloud together and copy it instead.
Spell aloud
Close the book. Say each word and your child spells it aloud: nut, sun. Then open the book and check.
Wrap up
Your child reads the whole lesson one last time, or just the favorite sentence. Stop while it is still fun.
Afterwards
Reread this lesson for a day or two, until the new words come without help. Then go on.