CHILD'S PRAYER.* Now I lay me down to sleep, LESSON I. Write on your slates the names of ten objects in the schoolroom. Learn the Child's Prayer. *John Quincy Adams, one of the Presidents of the United States, said that he never went to sleep at night without repeating this little prayer learned at his mother's knee. I like little pussy, her coat is so warm, She shall sit by my side, and I'll give her some food, LESSON II.* Ten things or objects that you see in the picture. LESSON III. Ten different parts of a cat. LESSON IV. Review the verses already learned. Questions. What is prayer? To whom do we pray? Why should we pray to God? What kind of a coat does pussy wear? How does pussy pur? In how many ways can pussy talk? By what other names may we call pussy? What has she that are sharp beside her claws? Let each pupil give some description of his own cat. MARY'S LAMB. Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow; He followed her to school one day— It made the children laugh and play, So the teacher turned him out; And waited patiently about Till Mary did appear. *It is understood in this and the succeeding lessons that the names of the objects are to be written upon the slates, and that a stanza is to be learned in connection with each lesson. |