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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 52: The Lord

Lesson:

When the stars, at set of sun,

Watch you from on high;

When the light of morn has come,

Think the Lord is nigh.

All you do, and all you say,

He can see and hear;

When you work and when you play,

Think the Lord is near.

All your joys and griefs he knows,

Sees each smile and tear;

When to him you tell your woes,

Know the Lord will hear.

McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 51: Who made the world?

Words:

  • God
  • small
  • from
  • world
  • moon
  • shine
  • nut
  • long
  • ago

Lesson:

Do you see that tall tree?

Long ago it sprang up from a small nut.

Do you know who made it do so?

It was God, my child. God made the world and all things in it. He made the sun to light the day, and the moon to shine at night.

God shows that he loves us by all that he has done for us. Should we not then love him?

McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 50: Review – Queen of the May

Words:

  • now
  • wreaths
  • who
  • queen
  • woods
  • shall
  • crown

Lesson:

It is the first of May. The boys and girls have gone to the woods to have a good time. See them at their play.

The girls have wreaths in their hands.

Now they will crown someone Queen of the May. Who shall it be?

It should be the best girl, and that is Kate.

McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 49: I love my dear puss

Words:

  • I’ll
  • she’ll
  • don’t
  • puss
  • purr
  • pat
  • fur
  • harm
  • deeds

Lesson:

I love my dear puss,

Her fur is so warm;

And, if I don’t hurt her,

She’ll do me no harm.

I’ll pat my dear puss,

And then she will purr,

And show me her thanks

For my kind deeds to her.

McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 48: He lets his horse stand in the shade

Words:

  • James
  • asks
  • warm
  • town
  • then
  • drives
  • been
  • show

Lesson:

James has been to the mill.

The day is warm, and he lets his horse stand in the shade.

A girl asks him to show her the way to the town. He tells her the way, and then drives on.

McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 47: John went to the pond to fish

Words:

  • went
  • fish
  • fell
  • safe
  • arms
  • sprang
  • was
  • thank
  • got

Lesson:

One day John went to the pond to fish. His dog, Watch, went with him.

John sat on a log for a time, but did not catch a fish.

As he got up to go, he fell off the log. Watch sprang in to save him. John put his arms round the dog’s neck, and was soon safe on the log once more.

‘Thank you, my brave old dog,’ said John to Watch.

McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 46: Do with your might

Words:

  • while
  • might
  • time
  • things
  • done
  • right
  • your
  • halves

Lesson:

Work while you work,

Play while you play,

One thing each time,

That is the way.

All that you do,

Do with your might,

Things done by halves,

Are not done right.

McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 45: Review – The man had a pipe in his mouth

Lesson:

One day Nat and I sat on the high hill by the sea, where the tall lighthouse stands. We could look far out, and could see the ships at sea.

As we sat there, we saw a man near by, with some sheep and lambs. The man had a pipe in his mouth. He sat with us, and let the sheep eat the grass.

What fun it is to see lambs play! It made us laugh to see them.

The man said that once, when the sheep and lambs were out in the snow, an old wolf took one of the lambs, and ran off with it.

I think that men should watch their sheep, so that a wolf cannot catch them.

McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 44: Buzz! buzz!

Words:

  • sweets
  • mean
  • please
  • bee
  • buzz
  • vine
  • could
  • said
  • once

Lesson:

‘Buzz! buzz!’ a bee said to Mary.

‘What do you mean?’ said Mary. ‘Please tell me once more.’

‘Buzz! buzz! buzz!’ but Mary could not tell its wants.

I think it said, ‘Please let me get some sweets in this vine.’

McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 43: The boys have made a big snowman

Letter Sounds:

  • gh

Words:

  • laugh
  • snow
  • head
  • fun
  • mouth
  • made
  • pipe

Lesson:

The boys have made a big snowman.

They have put a tall hat on his head, and an old pipe in his mouth.

Hear them laugh as they play!

It is good fun for the boys.

They would like to have it snow all day and all night.