10. The Young Teacher

The lesson, step by step

1. Warm up

   SayIf you had one free hour every day to do anything you liked, what would you do?

2. Words and meanings

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

   sign chalk marks parcels drawing venture inquire confused ruling pictures

   Read them together a few at a time. Clap the syllables of the long ones. The book prints these words without meanings.

   Explain in your own words: to inquire is to ask; to venture is to dare to do something.

3. Read it aloud

   Your child reads. Take turns by paragraph if the story feels long.

   Here are two lines from it:

   Charles Rose lived in the country with his father, who taught him to read and to write.

   There was a river near by.

   Then let your child reread a favorite part, more smoothly.

4. Talk about it

   SayWhat did Charles's father allow him to do after morning lessons?

   SayWhat did Charles do with his free hour?

   SayHow did his father feel when he found out?

   Then talk about the lesson of the reading:

   Charles used his free time to help someone else learn.

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

5. Tell it back

   Close the book.

   SayTell me how Charles became a young teacher.

6. Copywork

   Your child copies this from the book in their best handwriting:

   Charles Rose lived in the country with his father, who taught him to read and to write.

   Check capitals and marks together.

7. Spelling

   Say each word, use it in a sentence, and have your child spell it aloud, then write it: chalk, drawing, pictures, inquire, sign.

   Check together and fix any mistakes right away. Keep missed words for tomorrow's warm-up.