Read Together
Two lines a day. Ask one question. Find one connection to life.
得寸则寸，得尺则尺。
If you gain an inch, take only an inch; if a foot, then only a foot.
Fairness means not grasping more than is given.
Parent note: Teach fairness: share snacks exactly as promised.
析骸易子，粟马贡职。
In famine people bartered children or bones; grain and horses became tributes.
Hard times remind us why justice and provision matter.
Parent note: Gently discuss: what safety nets protect families today?
戎狄是膺，荆舒是惩。
Nomads had to be resisted, and Chu tribes punished.
Order meant facing threats firmly.
Parent note: Ask: how do we face “threats” like bullying — firmly, but fairly?
商旅不行，夷狄乱京。
Merchants could not travel; outsiders disrupted the capital.
Peace at home allows trade and friendship abroad.
Parent note: Discuss: why do we need rules on the road for everyone’s safety?
析言破律，判官叵平。
When words twist laws, judges cannot be fair.
Truth in language protects justice.
Parent note: Play a game: “say what you mean” — clarity builds trust.
触类而长，会通类生。
By touching one example you grow; by connecting, more ideas are born.
Learning links one lesson to another.
Parent note: Ask: what did today’s math remind you of from yesterday?
旁通博引，拟事类情。
Wide connections and broad examples, comparing events to feelings.
Wisdom grows by analogy and empathy.
Parent note: Try: compare a story’s lesson to a personal feeling.
披文摘句，考盘独精。
Opening texts, selecting lines, studying deeply with focus.
True study is not skimming but concentrating.
Parent note: Make a “quiet study time” — even 10 minutes of focus is powerful.
Parent Prompts
- What does fairness mean when sharing?
- How do rules keep us safe and fair?
- How can one lesson connect to another?
- Why is focused study more powerful than rushing?