60. The Broken Window

The lesson, step by step

1. Warm up

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

   Hark! My mother's voice I hear,

   Praise smooth reading and help with any word that sticks.

2. New words

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

   skipping mean George gift engaged Mason Ellet

   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:

   George Ellet had a bright silver dollar for a New-year gift.

   So George put on his hat, and ran into the street.

   Read it a second time, more smoothly.

4. Talk about it

   SayWhat gift did George get?

   SayWhat happened when George threw the snowball?

   SayWhat did George do first? Then what did he decide?

   SayWhat would you have done?

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

5. Tell it back

   Close the book.

   SayTell me part one of George's story.

   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:

   It was wrong to break the window, though I did not mean to do 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: gift, mean, dollar, window.

   Check together and fix any mistakes right away.