3. Let It Rain

The lesson, step by step

1. Warm up

   Look out the window together.

   SayWhat do you like to do on a rainy day? Is rain good or bad?

2. Words and meanings

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

   daughter quench wreath water thirsty

   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 quench thirst is to stop being thirsty by drinking.

3. Read it aloud

   This lesson is a conversation. You read the father's part and your child reads Rose's part, then swap.

   Here is a line from it:

   See how it rains! Oh dear, dear, dear! how dull it is!

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

4. Talk about it

   SayWhy was Rose unhappy at the start?

   SayWhat questions did her father ask her about the animals and the plants?

   SayHow did Rose feel about the rain at the end, and why?

   Then talk about the lesson of the reading:

   Rose learns that the rain she grumbled about does a great deal of good.

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

5. Tell it back

   Close the book.

   SayTell me why Rose's father was glad of the rain. Give me two good things the rain does.

6. Copywork

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

   Well, are you sorry when you see the horses, cows, or sheep drinking at the brook to quench their thirst?

   Notice the commas between horses, cows and sheep, and the question mark at the end.

   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: daughter, water, thirsty, rain.

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