18 LESSON 23. Autumn is the season for sports in woods and fields. Winter, clad in frost and snow: chills us with its biting air. LESSON 24. Two kind girls met a poor · gave him their lunch. man, and Their father patted their heads, kissed them, and called them his darling children. LESSON 25. I have a mother, an aunt, and a brother at home. We have break. fast early in the morning, dinner at noon; and supper at evening. aunt aunt brother brother e'ven ing evening. early early morning morning din'ner dinner breakfast breakfast mother mother supper supper LESSON 26. new James, you may try your. skates on the pond after school. But be careful not to venture on the thin ice. LESSON 27. REVIEW. leaves leaves howls howls ap'ples apples vent'ure venture. skipping skipping e'ven ing evening George George sum'mer summer break'fast breakfast great great pleasant pleasant breeze breeze roll'ing rolling man'y man'ny glossy glossy sea'son season. au'tumn autumn school school rab'bit rabbit should should scratch scratch [By this time the pupils will have associated the script forms of the words with the printed forms so familiarly that the script forms can be dispensed with. But the principle is still to be observed that the sentences of the lessons are to be written before the words are studied and spelled.] LESSON 28. "The cunning old cat lay down on a mat By the fire in the oaken hall; 'If the little mice peep, they'll think I'm asleep ;' "Nibble, nibble, nibble! went the little mice, Then the cunning old cat sprang up from the mat, Fred found a bird's nest with four eggs in it. The birds flew around his head, making shrill cries, as if trying to tell him not to touch the nest. Fred knew what they meant, and said, "Good-by, little birds; I would not harm you for the world!" LESSON 30. Seven and four are eleven. Nine is one more than eight. Here are twelve chickens in a flock. The number next after twelve is thirteen, then comes fourteen, then fifteen, then We use books, slates, pencils, pens, and paper at school. We can write very well indeed. We read in the Reader almost every day. Sometimes the class reads in concert. like reading in concert very much. I There are seven days in a week. The first day is Sunday, the second is Monday, the third is Tuesday, the fourth is Wednesday, the fifth is Thursday, the sixth is Friday, and the seventh is Saturday. |