As this was our last scheduled session before summer break, we worked hard to finish our Magic Tree House book #2, The Knight at Dawn, by Mary Pope Osborne. I was so impressed as Gracyn remembered the word "precipice" in recalling where Jack fell. We read chapters 8-10, in which we began with Jack in the moat! Annie jumps in behind him. They are then saved by the knight on his black horse. In the dark, they found their way back to the treehouse and hoped they had the correct book to get back home! We then went through the follow-up questions for each chapter and discussed the answers. Gracyn did a terrific job with her recall. Our vocabulary building focus included: tread (water), slapped the reins, and cantered. Finally, in our follow-up questions, we were led to a discussion of body language and how at times the character's actions let us know their intentions or feelings without using speech.