1836 First Eclectic Reader: Lesson VIII - Time to get Up

In this lesson talk about the phonogram ew. Start introducing some punctuation in this lesson; the comma and question mark. Ask the children if they know what day God created the sun, and talk about how God created the sun to govern the day and moon the night. There is no picture for this lesson, so make the child draw a picture to go with this lesson.

Time to Get Up.

Mama, may I get up? The sun is up and the dew has gone from the grass. It is cool now, but it will soon be hot. When the sun gets high in the sky, it will be warm. I will go out on the porch and spin my top.

Vocabulary
yes, when, now, up,
out, warm, sun, porch,
child, grass, hot, cool

Lessons in this series:

• First Reader:Lesson XVII
• First reader: Lesson XVI
• First Reader: Lesson XV
• First Reader: Lesson XIV
• First Reader: Lesson XIII
• First Reader: Lesson XII
• First Reader: Lesson XI
• First Reader: Lesson X
• Penmanship practice paper
• McGuffey's 1836 First Eclectic Reader: Lesson I
• First Reader: Lesson II
• First Reader: Lesson III
• First Reader: Lesson IV
• First Reader: Lesson V
• First Reader: Lesson VI
• First Reader: Lesson VII
• First Reader: Lesson VIII
• First Reader: Lesson IX