29. Remember

The lesson, step by step

1. Warm up

   SayWhat are some things grown-ups often remind you to do?

2. Words and meanings

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

   punish actions wicked falsehood wakeful

   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: a falsehood is a lie; wakeful means always awake.

3. Read it aloud

   Your child reads. Read slowly and clearly; each stanza begins with the same word.

   Here are two of its lines:

   Remember, child, remember,

   That God is in the sky;

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

4. Talk about it

   SayWhat does the poem ask the child to remember?

   SayWhat does the poem say about telling a lie?

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

5. Tell it back

   SayTell me two things the poem asks a child to remember.

6. Copywork

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

   Remember, child, remember,

   That God is in the sky;

   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: punish, actions, wicked, remember.

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