The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-11
Color Teaching.

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For seat work in connection with
the teaching of colors, make set of
cards. At the top of each paste a
circle of colored paper with the print
ed name under it. Make set Of each
color. Pupils soon learn to associate
the name with the color. Pupils may
match the name of the color with 9TH
er cards having the same color. An
other set of cards may have only the
name of the color printed at the top.
The child is given an envelope con.
tanning two squares of each color and
one written word for each color. He
should place the squares and written
words under the proper printed word
The child may be given an envelope
containing the six colors and their
printed and written names on separ-
ate slips. He then matches them.
To teach the colors themselves, chill
dren may sort colored yarns, pegs, or
splints, or match these with colored
discs.
For Language.
For Language, write sentences tell
ing what farmer sailor, blacksmith,
or carpenter does. Have collection
OF things, as an apple, glass, coal, or
cloth. Then put a list of descriptive
words on the board. Pupils are to Sc
lect and write under the name of each
object those words which describe it.
AS apple-round, hard, red, etc.
Give each child newspaper letting
him cut out familiar words and form
sentences from them.
Number Work.
For number work let children string
beads in given order, as two white,
four red, three blue. They may show
halves, thirds, or fourths by dividing
squares or circles. Have them cut
circles into quarters. Paste to show
IL, 3-4 or a. is equal to l. Write all
the combinations making 6, 7, 8, 9 or
10, and all the substractions in these
numbers. Rulers may be made; the
first grade will mark only the inches,
the other grades mark the half and
quarter instes also. They may meas
| ure and rule paper in inch squares.
Fill the squares with numbers. They
may lay calendars with number cards.
They may make squares and triangles
with pegs, then make others twice as
large. Decorative borders may be
made using lines, squares, or circles
as the unit These may be laid with
pegs or drawn with crayons, follow
ing patterns on board.
Paper Cutting.
! Paper cutting is form of seat work
much enjoyed by children. The child
! first cuts pictures from magazines
These may be mounted putting on one
sheet the pictured furniture of one
room. When all the "rooms" are fur
nished, the sheets are to be tied to.
gether, and appropriate pictures may
, be added.
The child cuts on lines of writing
paper, then cuts to straight line free
hand. He cuts fringe on paper towels,
or strips for weaving. He cuts on
drawn curved or oblique lines, then
cuts the same freehand. He cuts
squares and oblongs after measuring
i then freehand. Fruit, vegetables,
trees, leaves, animals, furniture and
dishes for a dolls house, objects
spoken of in stories, connected stories,
and things suited to the month or sea.
/ son may all be cut free hand.
After few dictated lessons, paper
folding may be used for seat work.
Fold squares and oblongs on diane
tiers and diagonals. Fold from mem.
DRY forms used for class work. Fold,
cut, and make designs and borders.
| Weaving.
| Weaving is another enjoyable form
of seat work. The simplest weaving
is the making of paper mats by lacing
strips over and under others of a con.
trasting or harmonizing color. These
mats and strips can be made from
wall paper. Rather wide strips made
of firm paper should be used until the
child becomes accustomed to the work.
Rugs and hammocks can be woven
for the dolls house; caps, tom o'shan.
tiers, skirts, sweaters, and mittens
for the doll; holders of different
kinds; and napkin rings, trays, stands