  What month is this? What month is just ended? What month comes after June? What season is this? What are the three summer months? Name the four seasons. What season is just ended? What season comes after summer? In what month does school close for the summer? In what month does school open again? TuesdayWrite: This is the —— (supply first, second, or whatever day it is) of June. WednesdayStory-poem for reproduction: THE MAIDEN AND THE BEE Said a little wondering maiden, To a bee with honey laden, “Bee, in all the flowers you work, Yet in some doth poison lurk.” “That I know, my little maiden,” Said the bee with honey laden; “But the poison I forsake, And the honey only take.” “Cunning bee with honey laden, That is right,” replied the maiden. “So will I from all I meet, Only take the good and sweet.”—Selected Read the poem to the children, and explain its meaning. ThursdayTalk about bees and honey. Where the bees find the honey. How they carry to the hive. The honeycomb. Have you eaten honey? Have you eaten honey in the comb? What is the comb made of? FridayWrite: Bees take honey from flowers. Bees put the honey in honeycomb. SECOND WEEKMondayWrite two sentences about daisies. TuesdayName two white flowers; two red flowers; two pink flowers; two yellow flowers. WednesdayFill the blanks with an appropriate word indicating color: A daisy is ——. Violets are ——. I have a —— buttercup. This apple blossom is ——. This tulip is ——. This tulip is not red, it is ——. ThursdayShow the children a daisy or buttercup blossom. Talk about the flower, the stem, the leaves, the root; the part that the rain, the sunshine, and the earth have in making the plant grow. FridayPlay, as a game, the growth of the daisy. THIRD WEEKMondayPlace a number of small objects upon a desk or table. Have the children see how many of the objects they can name, after they have had a minute to observe the objects, and then these are hidden. TuesdayConversation on Sight: How do we see objects? Why do we need to take the best possible care of our eyes? What do we call a person who cannot see? How far can you see? Can you see a grain of sand? Can you see at night? What animal can see at night? WednesdayWrite a list of as many objects as possible that you can see as you sit at your desk. ThursdayHave the children cover their eyes. Pound on a tin pan. Have children guess what the sound was. Ring a small bell. What was the sound? Blow on a whistle. What was it? Stamp on the floor. Have the children guess what the sound was. FridayConversation on Hearing: How do we hear? Why is it necessary to take care of our ears? (Explain how the ears should be cared for.) What is a person who cannot hear called? How do our ears differ from a dog’s ears? A cat’s ears? The ears of a horse? Can we move our ears? Can we move our eyes? What are some of the sounds you have heard this morning? FOURTH WEEKMondayHave the children close their eyes. Place on each tongue a bit of salt. How many know what it was? Do the same with a bit of sugar, a bit of vinegar, a bit of nutmeg. TuesdayConversation on Taste: How do we taste? What have we in the mouth that helps us to taste? (Tongue.) What becomes of what we eat after it has been chewed? Do we taste food after it has been swallowed? (Have the children test this by actual experiment, with an apple, or some other eatable with pronounced taste.) Tell the children about the taste-buds on the tongue that help us to tell the flavor of what we take into the mouth. WednesdayHave the children close their eyes. Allow each child to smell cologne, vinegar, a lemon, and an onion. How many can tell by the scent what each is? ThursdayConversation on Smelling: With what do we smell? Can we smell anything if we cover the nose? Why is it difficult to smell anything if one has a cold? Which has the keener sense of smell, you or a dog? Can a horse smell? A cow? A cat? How does a cat know when a mouse is near? FridayHave the children close their eyes. Allow each child to feel a soft ball, a marble, a handkerchief, and a piece of crayon. How many can guess, by the feeling, what the objects are? How do we know, by feeling, whether an article is hard or soft? What part of the hand has the most sensitive sense of touch? How does a cat know if we pull her tail? How do you know when a pin pricks you? How does a dog know when a flea is biting him? SECOND YEARFIRST WEEKMondayTHE DAISY Wake up, little daisy, the summer is nigh, The dear little robin is up in the sky, The snowdrop and crocus were never so slow; Then wake, little daisy, and hasten to grow. Now hark, little daisy, I’ll tell you what’s said. The lark thinks you’re lazy, and love your warm bed; But I’ll not believe it, for now I can see Your bright little eye winking softly at me. —Selected Write a sentence about the daisy. TuesdayWrite sentences, answering the following questions: When does the daisy blossom? What is the color of the daisy? What is the daisy’s eye? WednesdayFor dictation: The daisies white are nursery maids, With frills upon their caps; The daisy buds are little babes They tend upon their laps. ThursdayWrite the daisy rhyme: Doctor, lawyer, merchant, chief, Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief. FridayHave each child give, orally, a sentence containing the word doctor, then one containing the word lawyer, then one containing merchant, etc. SECOND WEEKMondayPoem to be committed to memory: “The Flag Goes By,” by Henry Holcomb Bennett. This is not too difficult for primary children to learn. Explain what is meant by the blare of bugles and the ruffle of drums. Play the marching, removing the hats, and saluting the flag. Have the poem copied. TuesdayChildren commit to memory the first stanza of the poem. WednesdayChildren commit to memory the second and third stanzas of the poem. ThursdayChildren commit to memory the entire poem. FridayRecite the poem, in concert, and singly. THIRD WEEKMondayTalk about Flag Day. Explain the meaning of the red, the white, and the blue. Tell why there are thirteen stripes and forty-eight stars. TuesdayWrite answers in complete sentences to the following questions: What are the colors of our flags? How many stripes has our flag? How many stars has our flag? What does the red stand for? What does the white stand for? What does the blue stand for? WednesdayFor dictation: I give my head, my heart, and my hand to my country. One country, one language, one flag. ThursdayTell the children the story of the Battle of Bunker Hill. If possible, show them a picture of the Bunker Hill Monument. This lesson should be given on or near June 17, the anniversary of the battle. FridayWrite five sentences about the Battle of Bunker Hill. FOURTH WEEKMondayTalk about vacation. Have each child tell something that he expects to do during the summer. TuesdayWrite five sentences about what you expect to do during the summer. WednesdayWrite as many words as you can beginning with s. ThursdayWrite the name of a red flower; an orange-colored flower; a yellow flower; a green flower; a light blue flower; a dark blue flower; a purple flower. FridayPlay “I’m thinking of a flower,” the others to guess what flower is being thought of. THIRD YEARFIRST WEEKMondayPoem to be committed to memory: “The Liberty Bell.” Have the poem copied. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and FridayLearn the poem. SECOND WEEKMondayWrite a list of the nouns in the poem. TuesdayWrite a list of the adjectives in the poem. WednesdayWrite a list of the verbs in the poem. ThursdayLook up in the dictionary and write out definitions of the following words: rife, whisper, gather, grant, hazard, portal. FridayLook up in the dictionary and write out definitions of the following words: patriot, freedom, dense, quivers, murmurs, exultant. THIRD WEEKMondayFor dictation: LITTLE BETTY BLUE Little Betty Blue, Lost her holiday shoe, What shall Betty do? Buy her another To match the other, And then she will walk upon two. —Selected TuesdayWrite a rhyme of four lines about a shoe. WednesdayWrite a letter to a cousin, telling what you have done in school to-day. ThursdayWrite twenty-six words, each to begin with a different letter of the alphabet. As a, apple; b, baby, etc. FridayPlay “Guess what I am,” each pupil to play he is some flower. As, “I grow in the fields. My flowers are white with yellow centers. They close at night. What am I?” (Answer. A daisy.) FOURTH WEEKMondayStory for reproduction: PUSSY My name is Puss. You know me very well. Once I was a little kitten, and you played with me. I am grown up now, but I like to play as well as ever. Get a ball, and you will see what I can do. I like to sleep by the fire, too. I like to drink milk too, when I am hungry. When you have fed me, I will purr. Do you see how clean I keep my face and hands? Do you keep your face and hands as clean as I keep mine? Please give me a warm bed at night. I do not like to be turned out in the cold. I have a warm coat of fur, which I always wear. I am better off than some boys and girls. TuesdayTell the story of “Pussy.” WednesdayWrite five sentences about Pussy. ThursdayWrite ten words that rhyme with cat; five that rhyme with fur. FridayWrite a letter, telling about your cat, if you have one, or about some cat that you know about. Transcriber’s Note Minor punctuation errors (i.e. missing periods) have been corrected. The following portions were absent in the original: Perhaps Fourth Year students didn't attend in May and June. |
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