Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-05-25
grade. Ten recitations per week.

"a. Stepping Stones, Second Reader.
Spelling-Ten recitations per week.
Twelve words from readers each day
throughout the grade, six old, six new
words. Have children pronounce word
distinctly before spelling. Spell by syl-
tables and learn phonetic values of both
vowels and consonants.
2B. Sheppe's Primary Book, DID.
1-34.
"a. Sheppe's Primary Book, pp. 81,
Sec. 3.
AT .east two Rotations per week
should be written. Thorough drill on
all words; 90 per cent of all words of
one and two syllables from readers, re-
quired for promotion to third grade.
Writing-Five recitaticns per week.
Children should sit erect, with both
feet on the floor, eyes about fifteen
inches from the paper; pencils in this
grade; much black. board practice, and
practice in free forearm movement.
Fifteen minute periods, daily, with
careful supervision by the teacher
throughout the period. Copy Book No.
1 throughout grade, practice from copy
On tablet paper.
Language-Five recitations per week.
Bible stories, fables, fairy tales and
stories, learned the first year, repro
duced orally. Various kinds of SEN
fences and their appropriate punctua-
ton learned; Robinson Cruesoe repro
duced in the course of the grade; copy
ing and dictation from short easy SEN
fences; at least six poems learned in
this grade. One five cent classic per
month as in first grade.
Full recitation period daily.
Number Work-Five recitations Der
week.
Repeated and constant drill on combi-
nations; result named instantly, on
hearing or seeing the combinations; all
combinations of the digits to result
twenty, learned in this way. Addition
and subtraction learned together; sub
traction and division together; pasts of
numbers to 9-10; count, read and write
numbers to 1000; signs of operation,
/, H.. Roman numbers to 100; use
concrete work to obtain comprehension,
then pass to memory of combinations.
2B- Colaw & Elwood's Primary
Arithmetic, Dp. LIS. No carrying or
borrowing in this term.
"a. Colaw & EIwood's Primary
Arithmetic, PIP. 75-115. Carrying and
borrowing thoroughly explained and
learned. Make sure of sufficient drill.
Not more than three numbers in the
column to be added. Begin with very
easy numbers and make sure of suffi-
Gent drill in these before passing to
harder ones.
Nature Study-State course, as fol-
lows:
Aims, l. Read again what is said in
course for first primary grade, and re-
member the Importance of studying the
actual specimens.
Autumn-Talks about the signs of
the season. Plants, study the aster,
thistle and morning glory, or other ma
tive flowers, the shape and color of the
flowers, the shape of the leaves. Watch
the development OF the seeds, and no
tice how they are scattered. Study the
pumpkin, squash, tomato shape, color.
flesh, seeds. Study the leaves of the
oak, maple, poplar-shape, change in
color; draw and color with crayons.
Animals, squirrel, rabbit, birds, frogs,
fishes, etc. Natural phenomena, as in
first grade; fog las opportunity offers),
north star, big dipper. Have daily cal
endar of weather.
Winter-Plants, appearance of trees;
the pine and cedar; winter buds and
leaf scars; compare the oak, maple and
poplar. Animals, hen, fish; shape and
coverings, homes, habits, etc.; the
snow bird; dormant animals, and those
that keep awake. Minerals, lead, iron,
salt-talks about the sea. Natural phe-
nomena, snow, ice, hail and vapor (as
opportunity offers); position Of the sun
in the heavens as compared with posi-
ton during autumn.
Spring-Plants, crocus, narcissus,
hyacinth-life in bulbs; pumpkin, squash,
tomato seeds soaked, sprouted to study
seeding in different stages of growth;
unfolding of buds-oak, maple and pop
lar. Animals, return of birds; review
study Of the robin and study of the blue
bird; tadpoles-teach transformation by
observations. Natural phenomena, as
before, daily calendar; talks about
''full" and new" moon.
Lessons given as morning exercise or
in language work. Two recitations per
week.
Music-At least six songs to be learn
ed in this grade. Children should sing
once or twice each day.
Drawing-Two lessons per week, fif-
teen minutes maximum time; Webb &
Wares Drawing Book, No. q
Morals and Manners Continued as in
first grade.