FIRST WEEK Drawing Monday Paint cat-tails in black. Freehand cutting in black. Indian tepees and canoes. Friday Cut in black a kettle fastened to three sticks. SECOND WEEK Monday Paint a leafless tree in black. Tuesday Repeat. Be careful in joining the branches. A good way to paint such a tree is to paint from the bottom up. Then repeat and branch off from the trunk. Wednesday Stained glass window. Give pupils a pattern to be traced around for the window. Give out a variety of shapes. Pupils make three copies of the pattern. Thursday Water wash the above patterns, then drop in the bright colors so they will blend. Friday Repeat stained glass windows. PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL SUPPLIES "TEACHER HELPS THAT REALLY HELP" Progressive School Supplies are carefully selected with a double view toward providing the teacher with the greatest possible assistance at the smallest possible expense. Each item listed among cur Primary Specials will be found a magnet to the child's interest and a developer of the child's mind. WRITE FOR CATALOG OF PROGRESSIVE PRIMARY SPECIALS SENTENCE BUILDERS Birds A set of twenty bird cards, each picturing a North American bird every child should know. Animals- - A set of twenty-four animal cards, each showing a wild animal known to the average American child. Besides a picture of the bird or animal, the front of each of these cards shows a list of words either descriptive or suggestive, of the subject. On the reverse side are sentences containing blanks to be filled by these words. Price per set, either subject, Forty Cents. Weight, ten ounces. NUMBER BUILDER A set of twelve designs, one hundred cards to box. FIT-INS SIMPLE OBJECTS A set of 24 outlines in which the picture is cut out. The problem for the child is to reinstate the picture in its proper outline. This excellent sense-training may be further developed when the child can recognize the objects by tracing the outline with his fingers, or again when the card from which the object has been cut is held up before him. Outlines may be made on paper by tracing around the outline or the picture. Both the printed and written word are given, so the association of word and object is constantly before the child. Per dozen sets, $3.84. Weight, 61⁄2 lbs. Per set, Forty Cents. Weight, nine ounces. We have everything in the line of mechanical helps for teachers - Drawing, tinted, folding, cutting, silhouette and assorted papers, toy money, domino cards, sewing cards, raffia frames, calendars, holiday designs, etc. You can get it from us and get it quickly. Ask for Catalogue. Order Now. peck-pk., bushel - bu., gallon — gal., inch Use in sentences. Wednesday Tell a story for reproduction. Thursday A poet game. Insist upon complete statements. inchin. Mount a number of poets' pictures upon oak tag cards. On other cards print these poets' names. On still other cards print date of poets' birth, birthplace, and name of some other poem written by each poet. Teach the children to match these cards, i.e., place all cards referring to Whittier together, etc. Friday Conversation lesson on thrift and industry of animals. SECOND WEEK Monday Combination of short sentences. Ex. I have an apple. It is red. It is sweet. Change to, "I have a sweet red apple." Tuesday Study one of Landseer's pictures. Wednesday Complete above. Thursday Teach correct use of "write," "wrote," and "written." Friday Continue above. THIRD WEEK Monday Language game to teach the correct use of "May I." Give to a number of pupils each a different article. Leader May I take your pencil, Tom? Tom Yes, Helen, you may take my pencil. Tuesday Sentence making. Teacher or a leader ask. questions. Pupils answer, making complete statements. Wednesday Teach correct use of "bring" and "brought." Thursday Conversation lesson on the origin of Thanksgiving. Friday A written lesson on the above subject on the blackboard by the teacher, pupils giving the sentences. Begin with the Pilgrims' homes in England. What kind of a king did they have? Why did they leave England? Where did they go then? How long did they live in Holland? Why did they leave Holland? Did they like the Dutch people? On what boat did they sail from Holland? Where did they land? What time of year was it? What did they do? What people did they find inhabiting the country? What kind of a time did they have? Why did they have a day of Thanksgiving? FOURTH WEEK Monday Teach the correct use of "take," "took," and "taken." Tuesday Memorize a Thanksgiving poem. Wednesday Continue above. Thursday Continue above. Friday Complete poem. Who can repeat the entire poem? 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Name Address (This coupon places the sender under no obligation) How many ways do you know of preparing rice for the table? What climate is best suited to the raising of rice? Do we raise any rice in this country? Where? Wednesday What do the rice plants look like? Is it easy work planting the rice sprouts? (No, for the planters have to wade in water and set the sprouts deep in the mud.) Rice must be kept flooded the greater part of the time, until it matures. How is the rice field irrigated? Thursday Describe the cultivation of rice. How does a field of ripened rice look? (Rich golden yellow.) How are the birds frightened away from the rice fields? Friday How is rice harvested? How are the husks removed? Why is rice polished for the market? SECOND WEEK Monday What is leather? What do we wear which is made of leather? Are there any people now who wear skins or leather Do you know how leather is manufactured? Tuesday What animals furnish the leather for the soles of our shoes? The uppers? Our gloves? Saddles? Shoestrings? Belts? Traveling bags? Pocket-books? Whips? Wednesday A visit to a tannery-real, if possible, imaginary, if necessary. From what part of the skin is leather made? (The Is a tannery a pleasant smelling place? Why not? How is the tanning done? Thursday Write a composition on Leather. What is poultry? Name as many kinds as you can. Why is poultry raised? How many of you have chickens? Do you know what kinds they are? Describe the various kinds you have. What food does poultry require? Drink? Do hens, ducks, geese and turkeys have teeth? Ears? Wednesday What is the value of poultry? From what kind of poultry do we obtain feathers for pillows? Which kind of poultry commands the best price in the markets? Which kind of poultry is hardest to raise? Easiest? Is poultry in great demand at this season? Why? Thursday Tell how poultry is hatched? How are the eggs cared for prior to hatching? |