Pupils: Near the middle, for m is near the middle of the alphabet.
(b) Pupils find any word called for in the list. Teacher asks, “Where shall I find barn?”
Pupils answer, “With words beginning with b, near the beginning.” Pupils find the word and touch it. In the same way the teacher calls for other words. In each case the pupils decide where in the list to look for it according to the initial letter, then find and touch it.
(c) Let the pupils go through the list to see if every letter in the alphabet has been used as an initial letter. They will find that there are no words listed beginning with q, x, and z.
(d) Have the pupils write the alphabet in vertical columns omitting q, x, and z, and opposite each letter copy a word beginning with that letter from their lists on pages 63 and 64, thus:
a—after
b—baby
c—children
d—dog