1. Which of these days do children enjoy most?

2. Tell what is done at this time.

3. Tell me two things that you know about New-year.

4. Ask three things that you would like to know about Thanksgiving.

5. In what month does New-year come?

6. Tell the name of the month in which Thanksgiving

comes.

7. Which is the Christmas month?

8. Which of these holidays is a birthday?

9. Tell all you know about this day.

10. Which one begins the year?

11. Why do we have Thanksgiving?

12. Who always tells which day is to be Thanksgiving? [In order that the children may learn to talk correctly and independently, let each one choose one of these holidays and tell a little story about it at the next lesson.]

LESSON 38.

WRITTEN EXERCISE.

Copy and learn to spell the names of these holidays and the months in which they come:

1. Write a sentence using the words flower and has.
2. Write a question using the words flowers and have.
3. Use the words Lucy, Emma, and have in a statement.
4. Ask a question beginning with have.

Copy these questions, selecting the correct word in the brackets; then answer them in correct statements:

1. Write a statement containing an attention word.
2. Write a command using a boy's whole name.
3. Say something about four kinds of fruit.
4. Write the names of all the days of the week.

5. Which holiday comes in February?

6. Make a statement using is.

7. Ask a question beginning with are.

11. Write the titles of two stories in your Reader.

[The pupils' papers should be carefully criticized, and additional lessons given on all points where drill is needed.]

How many boys in this picture?

What is added to the word boy to make it mean more

than one?

How many kites have the boys?

ONE AND MORE THAN ONE.

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What is added to the word kite to make it mean more than one?

Tell which of these words mean one, and which more

than one:

Rewrite these sentences, so that each shall speak of more

than one:

1. The bottle is broken.

2. The cup is full of water.

3. The dress is new.
4. A rabbit eats cabbage.

5. His boot has a hole in it.

6. My mitten is soft and warm.
7. The star is bright.

8. A goat can draw a cart.

9. The old frog lives in the pond.

10. A squirrel ran up the tree.

Rewrite these sentences, so that each shall speak of only one thing of any kind:

1. Owls see well only at night.

2. Kittens like to chase balls.

3. Rats gnaw holes in floors.

4. Chairs were set in all the rooms.

5. Rulers lay on all the desks.

6. My pens are worn out.

7. Handkerchiefs are sold at many stores.

EXERCISES IN LANGUAGE.

8. Keys unlock doors.

9. Kings rule kingdoms.

LESSON 43.

WRITTEN EXERCISE.

Learn to spell these words and then fill the blanks with words selected from the list:

Write this story, changing each question to a statement. Notice carefully how and where each paragraph is begun, and how the title is written.

WILLIE'S SHOW.

1. Are these children having a show under the trees in