A First Reader

Chapter 4: THE OLD OAK TREE

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Aimed at beginning readers, this book pairs short rhymes, dramatizations, and illustrated readings about nature and childhood life with systematic phonics drills to build sight vocabulary and decoding skills. Lessons emphasize concrete, lively scenes—birds, flowers, wind, snow, play, and simple seasonal episodes—using language suited to a child's point of view. Early sight words introduced in a primer are expanded through engaging repetition and comparison exercises that teach children to observe sounds and letters, gain independent word‑mastery, and read aloud with accuracy and expression. A teacher's guide complements the graded sequence and suggested classroom activities.

(sn ow)	flowers	then
gr ow		not

THE OLD OAK TREE

There is the old oak tree.
See the birds flying to the nest.
The nest is in the tree.
Little blue flowers grow under it.
The tree loves birds and flowers.
And they love the old oak tree.
The old oak rocks the birds in the nest.
The nest is on a high bough.
The wind blows the bough.
But the little birds rest there safely.
The old birds fly in to the nest.
They feed the little birds.
Then they fly to the tree-top.
There they sing and sing.
“We love you! We love you!”
The little birds can not fly; they can not sing.
So they say, “Peep! peep! We love! we love!”
The little flowers look up to the old tree.
They can not fly; they can not sing.
But they, too, love the old oak tree.