Teachers will observe that only a few letters at a time are given to the pupil, and with them words formed of those few letters. Thus the alphabet as presented to a child in detached portions, and each successive portion practically used in words before the next is learned.
This method is claimed as a peculiar feature of this book, except so far as it is used in the "Gradual Primer."
The alphabets at the beginning of the book are for those who prefer to teach in the old way, and for all to learn the old order of arrangement.
No word is used in the book till it has first been given to the pupil in a spelling lesson.
This book will be an easy introduction to the "Gradual Primer," the First Reader of Tower's Series; also to his "Pictorial Primer;" and, in short, to any Series of readers.
It is especially designed for the LOWEST CLASS in the primary schools, to encourage children by making their first step simple, easy, attractive, and interesting.
January, 1857.
| a | b | c | d |
| e | f | g | h |
| i | j | k | l |
| m | n | o | p |
| q | r | s | t |
| u | v | w | x |
| tender | y | z | locomotive |
| Aa | Bb | Cc | Dd |
| Ee | Ff | Gg | Hh |
| Ii | Jj | Kk | Ll |
| Mm | Nn | Oo | Pp |
| Qq | Rr | Ss | Tt |
| Uu | Vv | Ww | Xx |
| tree | Y y | Z z | grapes |
| A | B | C | D |
| E | F | G | H |
| I | J | K | L |
| M | N | O | P |
| Q | R | S | T |
| U | V | W | X |
| schooner | Y | Z | sailing vessel |
man and girl
two boys
Me, we, he, be, ye.
girl with dog
I, by, my.
boy, girl, and woman
O, lo, no, I, by, my.
woman walking near town
O no. Go so. I go so.
two girls sleeping
I do, we do; I do so.
girl and woman tending plants
Do we go? No; I am to go.
two birds
man in hole in road
Am I in? No. He is in.
man with walking stick, and boy
Is it he? It is he. It is in.
man and two boys on rocky shore
I am on it, he is in it.
farmyard animals
It is an ox, he is my ox.
man with hand raised and child
Lo, it is up. He is up.
three women in colorful dresses
Ye do go. We go so.
We do go on. We do so.
woman, flowers, curtain, moon
It is a bee. See the bee.
| am | boy seated on tricycle which has a horse's head | an |
| at | ax |
| if | in |
| is | it |
| of | on | or | ox |
| up | us | by | my |
| go | no | lo | so |
| be | he | me | we |
| ye | to | do | as |
| bee | see | the | she |
man on bridge over stream
I am on it. Ye go on. We go on. It is on. It is up. See me go on. She is up. He is on. She is by me. I see it. See her go. I can see it run.
big hen and three little birds
It is a hen. We can see the hen. A hen can eat. The hen can go. A hen can see. She is up. See her go on. It is my hen. We can eat the egg of a hen.
boy and dog
The boy and his dog. It is my dog. See me and my dog. The dog is by me. He can run, and so can I run. The dog can eat. I am to go, and my dog is to go.
man loading carriage
I see a man and a bag. He can put the bag in. The man can do it. I am in. She is in. Put the bag in, so we can go on. Kate is in, and she is to go. The man is to go.
| bind | will | things | all |
| him | flat | great | sit |
| not | hold | small | yet |
| old | feed | kind | how |
| wet | tree | loves | close |
| but | skin | home | draw |
| may | this | with | like |
| get | load | once | full |
| for | glad | more | good |
| sky | fly | side | now |
| put | way | who | get |
man, woman, Kate, and doll
Here is a doll. It is a new doll. The new doll is for Kate. Can the doll see? No, but we can see the doll. Kate is glad to get the new doll.
cat with dead bird
Look at the cat. She has a bird in her mouth. She will eat the bird. Poor bird! it can not fly now. See the cat run.
man, tree, wind, rain
Here is a man in the rain. He is by the tree. He will be wet to the skin. I see his line, but I do not see a fish yet. Look at him! How close he is now to the old tree.
Jane skating with long stick; John drawing Kate on the sled
Jane is on the ice. She can skate. Kate can not skate, but she may sit on the sled. John can skate and draw her on the sled.
man and Grace on horseback, with dog running alongside
See Grace ride on her white horse. It is good for her to ride. The dog is glad to run by her side.
small, overcrowded sailing dinghy
See the boat sail on the pond. It is a flat boat. I see a man sit on the side. The boat is full.
Jane carrying sheaf of grain, with dog
Here is Jane in a field; her dog is with her. The men load the cart with rye. A man is on the cart.
great boy, little boy, calf
Look at the great boy; see him hold the calf. The small boy tries to feed the calf, but the calf will not eat; he does not like this new way. The calf is a great pet.
Kate pointing to the sky, with woman
Here is Kate once more. She points up to the sky, and asks if it is the home of God, who is so good and kind to all, who loves us, and gives us all things.
