Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Lessons 113 & 114
Thematic Agricultural Lexicon • Irregular Graphemes • Narrative Synthesis • Page 62
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★ LESSON 113: ON THE FARM • LESSON 114: RAISED ON THE FARM
31 Target Words • Phonics • Story Writing
1 Lesson 113: On the Farm • Tools, Implements, Animals & Homestead
16 Target Words • 26px Standard Penmanship
Study & Copy: Read each word aloud, study its phonics features, and write it neatly on its 26px handwriting line. Notice the irregular spellings in trough (/trɔːf/ – gh sounds /f/) and lamb (silent terminal b).
1. Hand Tools
hoe
plow
spade
shovel
2. Machinery
mower
harrow
reaper
wagon
3. Animals & Feeding
horses
cattle
trough
manger
4. Farmstead
sheep
lamb
stable
farmer
2 Lesson 114: Raised on the Farm • Grains, Legumes & Garden Harvest
15 Target Words • Diacritic Gloss: lettuce (lĕt'tĭs)
Study & Copy: Study the 3 agricultural harvest groups. Pronounce lettuce using Wheeler's diacritic key: lĕt'tĭs (short e, short i, soft c = /s/). Copy each word carefully on the handwriting line.
1. Grains & Forage
rye
corn
wheat
barley
clover
2. Roots & Legumes
beet
bean
turnip
onion
cabbage
3. Garden Harvest
carrot
potato
tomato
pumpkin
lettuce (lĕt'tĭs)
3 Wheeler's Directive: "Write a little story containing as many of these words as possible."
Narrative Synthesis • 5 Lines • 26px Standard Penmanship
Incorporate at least 6 farm words (e.g., farmer, horses, plow, wheat, lamb, stable, corn, cabbage): Standard 26px Baseline • 13px Dashed Midline