69. Bessie (concluded)

The lesson, step by step

1. Warm up

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

   One day, Bessie thought how nice it would be to have a garden with only wild flowers in it.

   Praise smooth reading and help with any word that sticks.

2. New words

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

   visit soaked obedient ruined

   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:

   "I, dear," said her mother.

   "And you did quite right," said her aunt.

   Read it a second time, more smoothly.

4. Talk about it

   SayWho wanted Bessie when the bell rang?

   SayWhy was it good that Bessie came right away?

   SayWhat happened to the basket?

   SayWhy did her aunt say Bessie did right?

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

5. Tell it back

   Close the book.

   SayTell me the whole story of Bessie, both parts.

   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:

   "And you did quite right," said her aunt.

   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: visit, soaked, ruined.

   Check together and fix any mistakes right away.