McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition · Lesson LVIII · Part 6: Owls, old men and honest boys

58. A Place for Everything

Goal: Your child reads one part in a little play and explains Sarah's rule.

⏱ About 20 minutes · 7 steps

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You'll need

  • The book, open to this lesson
  • A slate, small whiteboard or lined paper and a pencil

What's in the book

New words, then a little play between Mary, who can never find her thimble, and Sarah, who always can.

The lesson, step by step

  1. Warm up

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

    Indeed, she is quite a glutton.

    Praise smooth reading and help with any word that sticks.

  2. New words

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

    lend Sarah comfort ashamed your willing thimble elsewhere using borrow offended depended

    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

    Your child reads the lesson aloud. Help with any word by pointing to it in the word list.

    Here are a few lines from it:

    Mary. I wish you would lend me your thimble, Sarah. I can never find my own.

    Sarah. Why is it, Mary, you can never find it?

    If it is long, stop at a good place and finish tomorrow.

  4. Talk about it

    SayWhat does Mary keep losing?

    SayWhy can Sarah always find her things?

    SayHow does Mary feel at the end?

    SayWhere is the place for your shoes? Your books?

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

  5. Tell it back

    Close the book.

    SayTell me what Mary and Sarah talked about.

    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:

    I have a place for everything, and I put everything in its place when I have done using it.

    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: lend, borrow, your, using.

    Check together and fix any mistakes right away.

Afterwards

Reread this lesson aloud the next day before starting a new one. Read the new words in any order until they come quickly.

Tip

This lesson is written like a play. The name before each line tells who is speaking; don't read the names aloud. You read Sarah, your child reads Mary, then swap.

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