If you have been using this curriculum all along, then there is no new material to introduce here.

If you haven’t been using this curriculum all along, you might want to flip through the story and see if there is anything you need to introduce. Remember, I’m here to help, but you don’t really need me. You can teach! Really. You can.

My student read this story all in one sitting, and she did quite well. I’m almost tempted to skip stories when she’s doing so well, but I am increasingly convinced that these days where nothing new is learned and old rules are applied in new ways are important for her maturation as a reader.

So here’s the lesson:

Lesson One

• Review appropriate sections in the binder.
• Read: Treadwell First Reader, Story 2 (“The Cat and the Mouse”) all