Tag: reading
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McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader Lesson 14: The Little Bird’s Song
Words: Lesson: Sat singing on a tree; The song was very soft and low, But sweet as it could be. Looked up to see the bird That made the sweetest melody That ever they had heard. Birdie was very small, And with his modest, dark-brown coat, He made no show at all. ‘Where can the…
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McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader Lesson 13: The Wolf
Words: Lesson: The truth itself is not believed, From one who often has deceived.
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McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader Lesson 11: The Blacksmith
Words: Lesson: We begin to hammer at morning’s blink, And hammer away Till the busy day, Like us, aweary, to rest shall sink. From labor and care we never will shrink; But our fires we’ll blow Till our forges glow With light intense, while our eyelids wink. The chain we’ll forge with many a link.…
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Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children Chapter 10: The Adventure with the Sheep
One day as they passed the crest of a hill, they saw a great cloud of dust rising in the road at some distance below them. Don Quixote’s eyes flashed with excitement as he watched it. “The day has come, Sancho,” he cried; “the day has come that shall bring us good fortune and happiness.…
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER
“McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader” is a 19th-century educational textbook for young readers, combining phonics, sight words, moral lessons, and simple narratives to enhance literacy skills.
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 6: The dog has Nat’s cap
Letter Sounds: Words: Lesson: Nat’s cap a fat dog Has the lad a dog? The lad has a fat dog. The dog has Nat’s cap. Nat and Rab ran. Rab ran at the cat.
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McGuffey’s Second Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey Lesson 41: The Fishhawk
Words: Lesson: 1. The fishhawk, or osprey, is not so large as the eagle; but he has, like the eagle, a hooked bill and sharp claws.2. His color is a dark brown, with black and white spots, and his length is from twenty to twenty-two inches. His breast is mostly white. His tail and wings…
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McGuffey’s Second Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey Lesson 40: The Little Harebell
Words: Lesson:‘Tell me, little harebell,Are you lonely here.Blooming in the shadowOn this rock so drear?’‘Clinging to this bit of earth,As if in mid-air,With your sweet face turned to me,Looking strangely fair?’‘Lady’ said the harebell,Nodding low its head,‘Though this spot seem dreary,Thought the sunlight’s fled. ‘Know that I’m not lonely That I ne’er despair. God is…
