McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition · Lesson XLVII · Part 5: Kites, sticks and kind deeds

47. The Money Amy Didn't Earn

Goal: Your child reads a story about putting things off and explains what Amy should have done.

⏱ About 20 minutes · 7 steps

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You'll need

  • The book, open to this lesson
  • A notebook or lined paper and a pencil

What's in the book

A story about Amy, who is offered money for picking blackberries but spends her time planning instead of picking. Definitions at the end.

The lesson, step by step

  1. Warm up

    SayHave you ever spent so long getting ready to do a job that you ran out of time?

  2. Words and meanings

    This lesson's definitions are printed at the end, after the reading. Read a few of them together before you start:

    Tasks, work which one has to do.

    Quart, the fourth part of a gallon.

    Figuring, computing, calculating.

    Then find each word in the lesson.

    SayCan you use one of these words in a sentence of your own?

  3. Read it aloud

    Your child reads. Help with the money and the numbers of quarts.

    Here is a line from it:

    Amy was a dear little girl, but she was too apt to waste time in getting ready to do her tasks,

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

  4. Talk about it

    SayWhy did Amy want to earn money?

    SayWhat did she do instead of picking berries?

    SayWhat had happened to the berries when she finally went?

    Then talk about the lesson of the reading:

    Amy's teacher used to tell her: do your task at once.

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

  5. Tell it back or write it

    Close the book.

    SayTell me what happened to Amy and the blackberries.

    An older child can write two or three sentences instead.

  6. Copywork

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

    She could not find enough to fill a quart measure.

    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: tasks, quart, season, measure, hurried.

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

Afterwards

Reread the lesson aloud tomorrow before starting the next one, and review any missed spelling words.

Tip

Next time a chore comes up, try "do it at once" together and see how fast it goes.

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