57. The Greedy Girl

The lesson, step by step

1. Warm up

   Have your child reread a few lines of Lesson LVI, for example:

   There once lived an old man in a snug, little cottage.

   Praise smooth reading and help with any word that sticks.

2. New words

   Point to the new words at the top of the lesson:

   dined gayly doctor glutton needs lively tastes Laura greedy tempers

   Say each word and have your child say it after you. Clap the parts of long words. Then point to words in any order and let your child read them.

3. Read it aloud

   Look at the picture together first, if there is one. Then your child reads the lesson aloud, one paragraph at a time. Help with any word by pointing to it in the word list.

   Here are a few lines from it:

   Indeed, she is quite a glutton.

   Do you know what a glutton is?

   Read it a second time, more smoothly.

4. Talk about it

   SayWhat is a glutton?

   SayHow do the kitten, the bee and the squirrel eat?

   SayWhat happens to Laura when she eats too much?

   SayHow do you know when you have had enough to eat?

   Let your child look back at the page to find answers.

5. Tell it back

   Close the book.

   SayTell me what this lesson says about eating.

   Let your child talk without stopping them. Afterward, help with anything left out by asking "What happened next?"

6. Copywork

   Write this line from the lesson for your child to copy, or let them copy it straight from the book:

   A glutton is one who eats too much, because the food tastes well.

   Check capital letters, commas and the mark at the end.

7. Spelling

   Say each word, use it in a short sentence, and have your child spell it aloud, then write it: tastes, greedy, lively, doctor.

   Check together and fix any mistakes right away.