Third week. 1. Practice filling in squares or circles with rainbow colors. 2, 3, and 4. Construct with colored sticks, splints, or pegs one of the following: Front view of a house, skeleton figures without knee or elbow joints, and draw with pencil and 5. Optional. crayon. Fourth week. 1 and 2. Draw the skeleton figure in different positions-jumping, sitting, reclining, running, etc. 3 and 4. Illustrate one or more of the following, using skeleton figure: "Giving Sister a Ride in the Cart," "Playing Tag, ""At the Dinner Table." Fifth week. 1 and 2. Draw a street scene consisting of front views of houses and figures in different positions. NOTE.-Establish the street lines first, then draw the houses, and finally add the figures. 3 and 4. Construct objects with sticks, etc., and draw the following: Tables, chairs, cupboards, window. NOVEMBER. First week. 1 and 2. Draw the German flag from models furnished by the third grades. 3. Children color the German flag model with crayons. Top stripe black, middle stripe white, bottom stripe red. 4. Color the flags drawn from the models in Lessons 1 and 2. 5. Optional. Second week. NOTE.-Teachers may select other related objects for the lessons this week. 1. Make a freehand cutting from paper of the front view of a table. 2. Make a freehand cutting of chairs to go with the table made in the previous lesson. 3. Make freehand cuttings from paper of dishes to go on table. 4. Arrange the table, chairs, and dishes to form groups. 5. Optional. Third and fourth weeks. Illustrative drawing and cutting of a Thanksgiving story or a Thanksgiving souvenir, e. g., a dinner card or a cover for a Thanksgiving booklet. (See "School Arts Book.") DECEMBER. First and second weeks. NOTE.-Teachers may select other material suitable for Christmas work. 1. Let children draw an evergreen tree with colored crayon. 2 and 3. Make a freehand cutting of an evergreen tree. (See Figure 2.) 4. Illustrative sketch of some story or incident relating to Christmas. 5. Optional. Third week. 1. Fill in outline of star with colored crayon. Patterns of stars may be obtained from second-grade teacher. 2 and 3. Cut the star and attach a string, or the star may be mounted on a sheet of paper. JANUARY. First week. Constructive cutting, i. e., building up objects from shapes, e. g., a cart, shovel, horn or bugle, broom, long-handled floor brush, cart, drum, doll carriage, etc. 1. Have the children make a picture of some object, e. g., a shovel, horn, broom, cart, drum, or other object. 2 and 3. Have the children make a paper cutting of the object drawn in last lesson, after the teacher has made several to show them how. 4. Make memory drawings of the object studied in last lesson. Let some children work at the blackboard while others work at their seats. 5. Make an illustrative drawing, involving the objects studied this week, e. g., "Parade," "Sweeping Day," "Going to Market." Second week. 1. Have the children draw a picture of one of the objects suggested. 2 and 3. Show the children how to make a freehand cutting of the object drawn last week and have them make several. 4. Make memory drawings of the objects studied in Lessons 1, 2, and 3 this week, Let some children work at the blackboard while others work at their seats. 5. Have the children make an illustrative sketch involving the objects studied this week. Third week. 1. Have the children make a picture of some object in common use, as a cart or other suggested object. 2. After the teacher has made several cuttings, have the children make paper cuttings of the object drawn in the last lesson. 3. Make, from memory, drawings of the object studied last lesson. Let some children work at the blackboard while others work at their seats. 4. Make an illustrative sketch involving the object studied this week. 5. Optional. Fourth week. 1. Have the children trace, cut, and fold a pattern of a sled. NOTE.-A sufficient number of patterns can probably be obtained from Grade III. 2. Have the children make a freehand cutting of a pattern of a sled. 3. Make, from memory, drawings of the sled. Let some children work at the blackboard while others work at their seats. 4. Make an illustrative sketch involving the sled. 5. Optional. SECOND GRADE. Five 19-minute periods are allowed each week for drawing and one 30-minute period for manual training. NOTE.-Avoid putting drawings on the blackboard for the children to copy, for it is most important that the child should begin to see through his own eyes rather than through those of the teacher. Make use of any occupation that gives children practice in outlining form, such as drawing for busy work, or illustrating incidents, or cutting out pictures, or laying sticks, splints, or tablets to represent objects and illustrate stories. Disposition of completed work.-Supply each child with an 8-inch by 11-inch envelope, as furnished, in which to keep all drawing and constructive work until the end of the year. SEPTEMBER. First week. 1 and 2. Review the six standard colors, using colored objects and crayons. 3 and 4. Children make houses and stores with splints, pegs, or colored sticks and draw them with crayons. 5. Optional. Manual Training. NOTE.-The objects made this month are to serve as models for the drawing lessons in fourth week of January. Bug. Measuring and ruling. After a few words about the shape and markings of simple rugs, give each child a piece of the 6-inch by 9-inch drawing paper and have him rule a straight line across it parallel to and 1 inch from each short edge. Have wide crayon lines made over those pencil lines, colors to be selected by the children. Towel. Measuring, ruling, and cutting. Give each child one-half a piece of the 6-inch by 9-inch drawing paper, and have him draw a line parallel to and 4 inches from the best long edge. Have him cut on this line, forming the towel 4 inches wide and 6 inches long. Have straight lines ruled across the models parallel to and 1 inch from the short edges. Second week. 1 and 2. Make a color scale consisting of light, standard and dark red. Use crayons. Dark red may be obtained best by putting black on the paper first and then adding red. 3 and 4. Construct skeleton figures with sticks or pegs and draw with pencil and crayons. If sticks or pegs are not obtainable have the children draw from sketches on the blackboard. 5. Optional. OCTOBER. First week. Manual Training. Towel. Concluded. Have lines crayoned as in rug, but not so wide, and have ends snipped up to lines to form fringe. 1. Review the six standard colors. Observe color of pictures, natural and artificial objects, e. g., birds, butterflies, flowers, etc., and compare with the standards. 2. Make or color scale consisting of light, standard and dark red. 3 and 4. Draw some object having red color, e. g., apple, beet. 5. Optional. Manual Training. Flag of Japan. Measuring, ruling, drawing around circle, and cutting. Give each child one-half piece of the 6-inch by 9-inch white drawing paper; that is, a piece 44 inches by 6 inches. Have him then rule and cut on a line parallel to and 34 inches from the better long edge. Have him then rule and cut on a line parallel to and 54 inches from the better short edge. A circle, to be located with its center slightly to the left of the center of the rectangle, is to be drawn around inkwell cover, or other convenient object, which should be of a diameter slightly greater than one-half the width of the rectangle. Filling in the circle with red crayon completes the flag. Second week. 1 and 2. Make color scales consisting of light, standard and dark orange and yellow. 3 and 4. Draw yellow or orange flowers, leaves, vegetables, or fruits. 5. Optional. Manual Training. Flag of Denmark. Measuring, ruling, and cutting. Give each child one-half piece of the 6-inch by 9-inch white drawing paper; that is, a piece 44 inches by 6 inches. Have him then rule and cut on a line parallel to and 24 inches from the better long edge. Have him then rule and cut on a line parallel to and 4 inches from the better short edge. Four light lines are then to be drawn, 1 inch and 14 inches from the better edges, parallel, two to the long edge and two to the short edge. Filling in the corner rectangles and squares with red crayon completes the flag. Third week. 1, 2, and 3. Make color scales consisting of light, standard and dark green, blue and violet. 4. Color pictures of people, cut from magazines or papers, with tones of blue or violet. 5. Optional. Manual Training. Flag of Switzerland (or the Red Cross Society or automobile sign for physicians and clergymen). Measuring, ruling, and cutting. Give each child one-half piece of the 6-inch by 9-inch white drawing paper; that is, a piece 44 inches by 6 inches. Have him then rule and cut on a line parallel to and 4 inches from the better long edge. Four light lines are drawn parallel to and inch, 11, 21, and 31⁄2 inches from the better long edge and four to be drawn parallel to and 14, 24, 3, and 44 inches from the better shorter edge. Filling in the background of the white cross with red crayon completes the flag. For Red Cross flag, have cross crayoned red instead of background. For automobile sign, have cross crayoned green. Fourth week. 1 and 2. Make free-hand pencil sketches of the flag of Denmark constructed in the manual training this month. Do not permit ruling or tracing. 3 and 4. Color the sketches of flag made in Lessons 1 and 2 this week. Have a finished penwiper to show the class. Discuss its use and the method of its construction, and pass it among the children that they may see and handle it personally. On drawing paper have each child trace around inkwell cover, or other convenient and preferably larger object, to form a circle, and cut out. Fifth week. 1 and 2. Make sketches of the flag of Switzerland constructed in the manual training this month. 3 and 4. Color the sketches of the flag of Switzerland. 5. Optional. NOVEMBER. First week. 1 and 2. Make free-hand pencil sketches of the Japanese flag constructed in manual training this month. 3 and 4. Color the sketches of the Japanese flag. 5. Optional. |