GO, WENT, GONE 101. Notice that each part is separated from another part by a comma, and that there is a period at the end. All the words should be written out in full. The line must be written correctly every time. Dictation Exercise The teacher will appoint a leader to read the sentences. If the leader does not pronounce every word distinctly, you may raise your hand, and the teacher will appoint a new leader. 1. Sunday is the first day of the week. 6. Friday is near the end of the week. 7. Saturday is the last day. 8. Our school opened on Tuesday, September 5, 1920. 9. Our Christmas vacation began on Saturday, December 18, 1920. 10. The next term will begin Monday, January 1, 1921. LESSON 41 Learning to Use Go, Went, Gone Here is a story that tells what sometimes happens when children in the country start to school after a snowstorm. Read it aloud several times, and notice the words in black letters. You will see that gone is always used with one of the helping words has, have, or had, and went is never used with a helping word. GOING THROUGH THE SNOW "We'll go to school now," said William to his little sister Ruth one morning after a snowstorm. They went out to the road and started for school. Before they had gone far, they came to a high drift. "You stay here, and I'll go through and see how deep the snow is," said William, who liked to go through snow drifts. He went through the drift, but he saw that it was too deep for Ruth. "You must go back home and tell mother that I have gone to school, but the snow was too deep for you," said William. "William has gone to school, but I couldn't go," Ruth said to her mother when she reached home. Tell the story to the class. Be careful to use the words, go, went, gone, correctly. The Go-Went-Gone Game The teacher will choose a leader and another pupil whom we will call Henry. The leader and Henry go into the hall, and Henry goes to some other part of the building, perhaps to another class room, or to the front door, or to the basement. The leader then returns to the schoolroom, and the other pupils try to find out where Henry has gone. Any pupil who wishes to ask may raise his hand, and the leader will GO, WENT, GONE A GAME 103 call the name of one pupil. The pupil who guesses the right place may become the next leader. The game goes like this: (Many pupils raise their hands, and the leader calls Mabel first.) Leader: Mabel. Mabel: Has Henry gone to the principal's office? Leader: George. George: Has.Henry gone to the street door? Leader: No, Henry hasn't gone to the street door. Leader: Lucy. Lucy: Has Henry gone to the first grade room? Leader: Yes, Henry has gone to the first grade room. Lucy may now become the leader, and with another pupil she may leave the room. Use go, went, or gone in each blank. 7. She told her mother how far she had 8. The next morning she 9. She has 10. William has all the way. to school every day since. every day this term. LESSON 42 Can You Make a Good Riddle? I am long and slender and very white. The more I am used the shorter I grew. I am one of the most useful things in the schoolroom because I help to teach the children to write and to learn their arithmetic lessons. What am I? Of course you have guessed that the answer is a piece of crayon. Make a good riddle about something in the schoolroom and tell it to the class. Your teacher will ask the other pupils to guess the answer. Written Exercise Seat Work Think of a good riddle that no one has given. Write it on a sheet of paper and bring it to class. You may write it on the blackboard, and your classmates may try to guess the answer. You may make home or on the a riddle about something at your street or the playground, but be careful to take something that all the pupils know about. The one who first gives the correct answer to the first riddle that is written on the blackboard, may be the next to write his riddle. Dictation Exercise Watch Your d's and t's The teacher will choose a leader to read the words. The others in the class will write the words as the leader reads them. If the leader does not pronounce each word distinctly, raise your hand and the teacher will appoint Safety First Crossing the Street Here is a sign that you have often seen: SAFETY FIRST Tell the class what you think it means. What are some of the things that might hurt you when you are crossing a street? How can you avoid being hurt by these things? If you have ever come very near being hurt when crossing a street, tell the class about it. What did you do that you ought not to have done? Have you ever heard of a careless boy or girl who was injured when crossing a street? Tell the class about it. Can you make a good rule of three words that will help to make you safe when crossing a street? Write the rule on the blackboard. |