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Whose Child is This? (Lesson 4)

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A Read the poem aloud and then recite it to the class.
Whose Child is This?

"Whose child is this?" I asked one day Seeing a little one out at play. "Mine", said the parent with a tender smile.
"Mine to keep a little while To bathe his hands and comb his hair, To tell him what he is to wear,
To prepare him that he may always be good And each day do the things he should."
"Whose child is this?" I asked again, As the door opened and someone came in "Mine", said the teacher with the same tender smile.

"Mine to keep just for a little while,

To teach him how to be gentle and kind.

To train and direct his dear little mind,

To help him live by every rule

And get the best he can from school."

"Whose child is this?" I ask once more,

Just as the little one entered the door.

"Ours", said the parent and the teacher as they smiled,

And each took the hand of the little child.

"Ours to love and train together Ours this blessed task forever."

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Note:
tender = kind; gentle; loving
to bathe to wash
to train = to teach
blessed = noble

B Read the poem silently and answer these questions:
1 Who asked the question, "Whose Child is This?" in the poem?
2 How many times did he / she ask the question, "Whose child is this?"
3 Who answered the question in stanzas 1, 2, and 3?

C Read the poem silently again and list the things or activities both the parent and the teacher do individually and together. One is done for you.

What the parent doesWhat the teacher doesWhat both the parent and the teacher do
  1. gives a bath
  1. teaches him how to be kind

D Discuss in groups and write an answer to this question.

Why do both parent and teacher smile and answer the question, "Whose child is this?" by saying "Mine" and "Ours"?

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