61. The Broken Window (concluded)

The lesson, step by step

1. Warm up

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

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

   Praise smooth reading and help with any word that sticks.

2. New words

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

   merchant honestly rang mind partner without rich bell

   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 started off, and felt much happier for having made up his mind to do what was right.

   He rang the doorbell.

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

4. Talk about it

   SayWhat did George tell the man?

   SayWhat did George find in his cap after dinner?

   SayWhat happened to George a few years later?

   SayWhy did the merchant trust George?

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

5. Tell it back

   Close the book.

   SayTell me the whole story of George and the broken window.

   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:

   He did so, and found two silver dollars there.

   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: rang, bell, rich, mind.

   Check together and fix any mistakes right away.