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The nraterial in this Horizon was contributed by the Charlottetow Urban Lwll-

rusuc srzaxiuo (Senior Grades)

A5 teachers we play a most im- portant role in the development o’ m, pupil's mind and char- wter, One very important phase pf education is t.he traininfl 0f m, boys and girls in the art of

f expression. There is a. very

l-citt necessity for such a Pro- nmnnle as this in the schools. Too often have we meetings where one

try's problems. fore. the need

We can see. ther

of tomorrow.

carried out in the School?

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or two in-

terest themselves in tihelr coun-

of an educated public. and this process of educa- tion should begin in the school as ,the pupils of today are the citizens

How can Public Speaking be

witnessed can be accomplished in two ways namely as part and parcel of the

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(7) Offering seats. (8) Offering to help others.

(9) Table etiquette.

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(l0) Walking behind people. (1) Expect only fair share of rar. attention in and out of school. 3. Dramatizatlon.

BEGINNERS’ COMBINATION pay: I

Material: _Make a set/of nine caidsfrom heavy paper. Cut out large calendar figures (1 to f1) and paste them on the cards. If there are 2'1 players.» make three sets of

(1) A meal.

a visitor.

4. Activities. (l) Make the golden keys.

"i7". the players holding a and

(i!) Receiving and entertaining

tar‘ Going tplthe store or lab-

_ v _ qgrru I Jfiliflffhtjrc breathing appnr. Children: Each player remains ' 5 l " ~‘"",“ ‘nha!b'uc.'-)‘ in his scat until itfs curd is “m” "kunu" YW-"Pf"

necdEd. When the teacher culls for the combination which makes

o-zone. Many recoveries from colds and Catgrrh are roporl- " ed every day f‘"m olfiffh-V‘. q o-zone. when ubreathe i9.- r‘ the ..~=lim‘uiating,l_val96r" of) Catarrh-o-zonc yolf.s‘cn ‘ai soothing meclicziiion to those ' remote places In the firraath. "is organs where germs car» cause you trouble. You tr t

-hn'lp ciuickly friini this iiicdi- '. catcd vapor. Let Cdtarril-o.

zone assist you on the-road t ' 9 rewveir. Compute will“ C 1

UARADIALN. V ouarzftorreiplwiv f " __ Iy tillufell A

Can't Taste - Nostiilslillillell" talarrhal Cold; Cari] Smell. . "‘ Etibn though Colarxdafieols your ;

‘ ind cars-you can treat ft effectively with soothing Calami-

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Street School Scholars

‘PAGE SEVEN '

cards. Have as many cards s_s- run qp y to the front of the yo, two may“ Us “i jividuals have monopolizcd the daily programme or by setting there are. players. ' rodm, a show their cards, urhlle slze25c.'_v r proceedings and listened aside a limited amount of time 'I‘eacher._ Give one card to th entire class repeats, 8 and 9

mumuids to ideas of others. each weck for special treatment of eaoh ‘player. Give the result of‘ a‘ 17." Sometimes more thurionc 4

if given expression at the the pupil's oratorlal powers. any one of the forty-five comblna- player has _the correct answer.‘ . y‘ be‘

syoper time. might have proved As regards to the ordinary school tiorrs and call for its parts, as The one who is first on his rife’. -w._nk ,1. “cfmf ‘

more sound and acceptable. T26 “'°1'l<-1i"l°°“-‘gl1‘i““1g' aw‘?! a" wag; 17' . fhuufd haw-Hm‘. Chaim” .. ' ' -gin-lei",Fdescrilnivirffisa true-e m1

i-ilifference of large parts otf tra couragkng PH. cugfignsngrhc n‘ SPINNING THE wHg L l‘. a few Demo W)“ “M! u!ay_lbs_ g ‘

“mom Public lo inaumiwitairli rulisaswiiiptilig illlloll ma; effective ' ' .' - “aed- if!“ ~"““¥*"‘.'°'l‘.‘ 5A‘ .l?.°$'Il-°ii'

,_,,,_,, hgg borne dsas gas iu however H we chock on the mm: Material: Two pieces of paate- Teacher; Divide the clue into l-louse. .A Windy "my. A ‘Sunset h! .\_v

“mmlrks “S 9"“ ’. . d bond out one New mm“, two groups." Keep the score on bkY. .\ country Road. . . . w); ._> m, wllllmu, (menu)

i. Where Commumsnc mm“- n" in vfmch repms ar-e ma‘? ' - the blackboard. Tllv llilpllé‘ llllBllt H150 lie TB- If "UR w 14L to i-"ht Marie Gallant. Joan glorcy. Barbara HCl‘l'ii1';. EveLvii MacL/cod, Mar.‘ liifl‘) have wielded influence much l-{OEPHUS m mind such l)Dll‘ll5 as. with a diameter of eighteen or children: A uhud {mm group l Wired w W“, on such a tame as vkdronB “fie.DHmWH-eveinnl Good siyma Am ha. Alma Paflndgc‘ Enznmh 5mm

fir. or proportion w their num- accuracy. correct iirorwnglelw: twenty inches. Draw radii. and spins u... mum when it glgps, "Paper iriiiiiiig", ,1 theme which B°““-“I‘;‘Q"C an“, Imfo m1“, M, _,_ 'w,p,-,.,,,,,_ l[B1]Ch(_‘l'l_ JlwllllllliC Whilollliad. Belly Ready. Sfldl! , gifnply because many of the and in particular the use o goo on each “Tue a flame Wm, a we “gum on rim ncm-cst Ylidlll‘. ivili [Flllll them lo do research M4441.’ , m“ Bnrwlw. haw '1\4'\yc9| Jun“ RM mam,’ _;,,..>,. p,,,,_.,o,.‘ Anna mail1ofen. Am worthy,

Iilltl m!‘ m“ failed m m" English by m“ pupn" ‘heavy crayon. The other piece of must bc added t0 the number on ‘flllk r0" llmr‘sclves' L” 581cm’ hm’ Mhrvd ‘m! L - i l BUILNNG A TEMPLE cardboard should be square and the square. If he answers cor- Ilvfttiflt lavisulld l-v assemble llwfil ' ' ‘

,4, builder builded a temple. He wrought it with grace and skill; rtlilirs and groins and arches > All fashioned to work his will. Men said as they saw its beauty “It shall never know decay. Great is Thy skill. O builder.‘ ‘ Thy lame shall endure for aye.’

Gone is the builder's temple. Crumbled into the dust;

Low lies each stately pillar. Food for consuming rust.

A .,.‘,,.;,,.,. lrflflqril teni-ple Will 15st while the ages roll. \t'ith loving and infinite care. Pmmninu (urn arch with patience. [flying each stone with prayer. hone praised her unceaslng efforts

Is a child's immortal soul.

GRADE ONE

SAW - WAS Hue 53w the pony, 4. l-low many times did you se "rho pony was not big. “was”?

Dick saw the pony.

The pony was too little for word.

fatlifl‘. ‘f saw-a puny. iiic pony was afraid when he 1 was~ saw father. and Sally saw the pony too. l was-on the p011. i. Put a circle around roach ‘f saw- "Il\\'." 2. Put a square around each Children read silently and fol- "n33," low directions. Same type of les 3. How many times did you see son may be worked out. With all ‘s1\\"'? confusing groups of words.

LANG_UAVGE—"NO” WORDS

Ride: No. not, never, none, no- chief. (any. no).

_ entitled, "Two Hundred Games t" f . 11 kl H l. body and nothing are no words. F), I havent eaten (any. m“ “amt Toms a teacher can Th“ Teuhy axgziluogtrglzilagolselssfi?‘ vtvfigm hi; E 3"" use mo" um“ ‘me 0‘ ma” none)‘ . picture oficn seen on the cover of rm words in a sentence. iLdCross out the word that isn't LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION (Commuqj) a Rcribbmz The picture emmcd I. Choose the right word in the nee ed: _ ., _ , _ “w, l D, c, , b .1 ,, l Backer; and write it in the blank: l. 11a ha; not no 11-19mm, Uiie might pretend he ls the uUlDEb lAQléAigilitéTlhu ‘marsh; aagathyious a 0y,sii ns 1 Peggy hasn't --——- toys. (no. 2. That boy does not drink no Wolf. the other Little R4111 R-lfll-YYE PAR 5' i W, ° I l ,. n "w. a Hood" lict them make up Vfhiil- V?“ '5 l)” I”) 5 “am 7 " ' . . titflr-lc ‘. t‘ T‘ We IIBVBFBO Janyvxherre. B. The poor child has not. had they villi say l0 CllCll otlici. l l. A_ good iirilflglfl-lill ll" "i" wh‘; “'0 v2)" ‘umggknlhne boy l: nowhere). no dinner. Most 10f the stiggcstions klllflflii.‘ mill] lfl0rill. t I I L d gmnr; [he 608 a bath,’ i _____ v ' - l“ for ora and written wor n '. Eac sen cnce icps o c- =- - _ [Loggia not ml ' (anybodla m; May Could not c“ no blca Grade I might be used to advant- veiop the main idea of ihc liara- l Dim u“ d‘)! 59cm l° be CUJW‘ " . _ " "d u .0: -i. “B~ I " Betty hunt hawk" 5', I ,c°u1d yo" l” ‘flvobodv’ ggiirslentitibrawzslk uiilantiivgllgp as slip lrhe opcnlns scnleitoc CIliLl- i Dljfizrclilze b0! Stem l0 b9 Work- TAKEN FRQM "SPECIAL CLASS TEACHER the time goes on. The child in lenges the readers attention. "3; - _ h, _ ' Tms WORKS Grade II or III should be able to 4. The sentences vary in length. “h” “L” t m“ 15 m9 b” l’ ' make several stories or complete form and arrangement. They con- "shill? _I ha _ a I A little strip or cardboard, one that square. This takes less than sentences about the same subject. tain vivid ivords. Fm pLlpIS cyond Glad, v

and three quarters by five and a minute.

three quarter inches. plays s The hole is _punclied upon the “Pretend you have lost your pen- the thought of the story by add‘- mge pgft in m, dgliy live; of completion of the work in the cil. Think how you 10st it. fell lng a comment. a surprise, Oi A our classroom, subject. It may take several at- when you lost it. Tell where you natural conclusion.

TH 1 1 m] t tempts to get it finished correctly, lost it. Have the child write . “ whjclhs Saul. gtllngigncey thgepio; but credit is given the same as if the thre sentences correctly. TOPIL:

it were correct the first time—

a" "<1 , , r m m] daily progress True hey except in Spelling-then the num-

get soiled. but they are treasured ssi .

m,“ ber of errors are noted in the square. wank: 37:22:: rhglieespclgwglvgf There is no competition, except

with yourself. No one else sees your curd unless you show it. If the squares have no holes punch- ed for two or three days in any one subject, a tremendous effort will usually be put forth. A poor icader does not "dodge" oral reading each day. As long as he

Id into quarter inch squares. In IIIF! sot squares immediately below liie name we leave the first nne blank. The other six contain cap- ital letters representing subjects. etc. You could choose your own. such as, I-f-Health Inspection. E- Flngiish, A-Arithmetlc, lit-Reading.

ti ll d d Ilsh rspeumg’ c‘C°nd“°l'" I“ lhe rxeaesonatble aihxounttlccthzlpgetis hi: Jztuyertical set ‘of squares we card punohett ° dab" M lh- 5°h°°1 month" This little device appeals to

A tWentv-iflne c‘"“ “‘lflf‘h Is all the equipment needed. All wl~ are clean enough i.) pass Health Inspection get a hole punched for

all ages in our group. It takes less time than pasting stars. You will see'an expression of real sat- isfaction at the close of the day that date. If it is teeth that do on the rm o: a mud who h“ u "l Pass the test. We Put l '1‘ lfl hole punched in eaoh square.

ENTERPRISES FOR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

Courtesy And Politeness floor and placed it on the table. A Good office Boy showing that he was careful. 1 noticed that his clothes were

A gentleman once advertised for a boy to hellp him in his of- iice, and nearly fifty boys want-

carefully brushed. his hair in nice order. and his teeth beautifully clean. so I knew that he w4s

Id the position. Ho talked to clean and particular about him- lliem all. one by one; then he self." one and sent the others "These little things made me

think he was just the boy I fiend-n ed in my office, and he has not disapp‘ ‘ me."

Discussion:

1. What do We mean by court- -esy and politenas? "Thinking of others" (both actions

i. J friend said,

"You certain- l)‘ (‘hose a. good boy,

flaw did you iww he was the best of all the lwys who wanted the position?" The gentleman said. "This boy "tired his feet when he came in.

and speech). Ind he closed the door quietly be- 2. Ways, of showing politeness Iliad him. showing that hrwas and courtesy. . "if? and thoughtful. He lave up (f) Politeness in meeting peo- his seat at once to that lame old pie. ‘Ifwn. showing that he was kind. (Z) Opening doors.

c took off his cap when he came (3) Picking up articles. and answered questions ra- (4) Polite and gentle speech.

"Wt-fully. showing that he was (l) Avoid pushing. crowding some. He picked up the book pressing in front of others. v ilch 1 had purposely laid on the (0) fastening while others speak.

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Rush And Strain _ - ~ Hard 0n Nerves

Often iIyOd-up some mus restlessness, irrita- bility and even nervoulnel. l! you lulu from ‘Wad-up serves than llllbnrub Health and Nerve ,

may be of help. m“. "u i J

llll ' an one an a. " ‘ also en run-don and my and a panel wa- dftloaar to help build up tin system. They stimulate the nervous system, improve ca; [ppflllq aid fllflltlon and than help, promote refreshing mt.

None knew of her wondrous plan. For the temple the teacher builded Was unseen by the eyes of man.

But the temple the teacher bulld- F

For that beautiful unseen temple

-Author Unknown

5. Put a line under the right

freely.

square

ing?

Cllllfl play

6

rciatrd

The

class with cnce somewhere reading, donut. call attention to tho discordant point by any‘ inflec- llavlng fin- "Wliat sent-

Llon of lshcd.

there

school."

"Qt llllbara '1 lfaaltfi and Nerve Pills at your nearest drag store 914:4!!- llllytlolisbetitims. laoktor tlstradamrkthe"ledflssrt .

n» 1.092. and.

the fish.

the contrast

subjects with

will ll

"Store"? permillcd lo buy and sell articles with plny money. quickly and easily become well ac- quainted with many phases addition and subtraction. The “Store uarrc" can bc cor- ltciiding by the use of words and sentences as articles foi" sale in the store.

with

"Fish

For lllStflllCC,

PARA

liie i‘

the question cnoo has nothing to do with ‘rest and, therefore, paragraph?"

should

'I‘Iioy

in

about a foot wider than the first. Fasten the two pieces together in such a Way that the circle will spin Paste upper right-hand

a figure in corner of

GAMES FOR

Every teacher knows that when children are interested they learn quickly. All primary child-ran are interested make u:c cf games in our teach-

games. Why

We can teach and review many the aid of games. In Arithmetic, for example, what

ol. be delighted

Each ("hlld

The

Pond Game" is

helpful aid in reviewing reading _ words which have been previous- ly taught. The blackboard-ls the pond cn which the teacher draws Each fish .» name such as dog. look, come. and see. A fish is caught when a pupil points at a fish and read-s its cor-

ils given

say to the child,

using cap tals nncl periods. , J-a-ti-u-a-r-y writes the teach- er on the blackboard. Let us each write stories beginning with letters found in January, like this: Joan went to school today. Are you quite W011? etc. good language lesson motes originality in sentence mak- ing, and ingenuity the initial word. Another either oral or written. w to read a short story consisting of six or seven simple sentences and have the children give it back in a three or four-sentence story.

This is

selves in their own ill-tie uorld.

in choosing such as games and lHlVllSCUlElllS.

their pots and favorites among

profitable exercise, animals, srpcrls about Wllltll lhcy

GRAPIIING

To. stress the principle of unity in a paragraph after the children have grasped the idea of what a paragraph is, the foll be suggestive:

Select from some standard work a paragraph in which conspicuous.

unity

In it. In

"oicc.

spoiled

discussion. de-

be one

Ex. A Pic-

scntcnce ln a

and realized

will readily sec

that the first ls much more forc- . lble than the second.

Pupils in the senior grades may be given guides for the writing of a paragraph, and encoursgad -to

chrck their work before luwiit-

ung n.

not

children

the

as it pro-

ould be

owing might

is Compose a sentence that has nothing whatever to do with the subject of the paragraph. the more absurd the better. and read the paragraph aloud to the the extraneous sent- the

the the should 'meet with immediate response from the whole class. Through velop the idea that in a paragraph central thought and that everything said in the paragraph should definitely relate to this central thought. Pupils in Grades vl and VII should be abh- to divide a simple story into paragraphs. nlc-(l) Preparation, (I) ‘mp, <3) Fun at the picnic, (l) Conclusion. with older pupils the quality of a good opening paragraph may be impressed on their minds by having them study between sentences such as, "My heart sank as 1 neared the school that the last bell had rung." And this one, "One day I Was late for

rectly, his grourp scores l. if h

first player from group

the spins LhCwwh€El._ {Ijhe Yrouiihfi- the lng t e higher ‘score t.c game.

PRIMARY GRADES

easily discover which ilords Lh children know and words need to be taught again.

Other variations of the Pond Game" include:

Stepping Stones. Language games help the chii

41'9" l° bccmm 13mm“ with Society Column, Advcrtlsetncnls, to correct forms of speech. Yum Jam,“ s,“.[.(.55ful Essays‘ Blograplb is pupils will enjoy playing "lt is l." w‘.

One pupil hides his cycs, Anolhe his desk.

of are hidden

says. “Who is it? replies. "lt is l." 'l'lic gunssri- liici says, "Is ll. --v~--‘."'. correctly he ‘may have turn. If, however." a other pupil takes place and the game continues.

Games can also be used a ety Rules. Health Training.

and Physica

5. The closing scntrncc lllllrillts

l

The choosing of suitable topics for composition is an art in it- self. Subjecls for composition should be chosen tvith reference to tho capacity and lzru-clc of tlic children. Begin with those which. are of interest principally to IllCiIll-

It

know most, and the happenings of the week and month. A narrow subject rather than u broad one should be chosen. for lnstiincc, “A Surprise Party" is a much liettcr topic than "Parties". or “Johnni: Plays Acrobat at the Picnic". rather than "Having Ft‘: at Social Gatherings."

The pupil may be given the be- ginning of a story and tlirn lcft to complete it. For lnstitnce._

Yesterday afternoon as I was crossing the bridge that spans the river, 1 saw four bays on the ice. I Was sure it. ivas not swronr enough to hold them. and l was just about to call to llzcm ivhcn suddenly - - -

Younger pupils \\'lII (‘filly build- ing up a story from a group of

ivords. Ex. boy, bout. lake. fish- ing, shore, (iroiviiiiia. l.i'llCl'. mother.

To develop liic putters of obstr-

falls. his side receives a zero, The 2 then

also vlliich

“Fish Climbing the Ladder. Picking Flowers, and

pupil knocks on the door or on The pupil whose eyes

‘Fltcn the pupil who has" knocked

If he guesses another the guesser does not recognize the voice an- the guessefs

in teaching Nature. Geography. Saf-

Mauy worthwhile sug- gestions may be found in a book

g in u logical urdeix, most "of us, must not be omitted

uritlcn in a

e lvritlitg of promissory notes,

i not be overlooked. Pupils of the eighth‘ ninth and

will enjoy having a school paper Let different of

cf Pupils. ilnvc ll. ivrlttcn

I. the work could be done at home.) n The Red Cross nice-tings. regularly in the majority of our island schools, afford an excellent opporluirlj/ for‘ oral as well as written composition. Oral composition may occasion- ally take the form oif debates. These are excellent

I

l In the consideration}! topics,

we must not omit pictures which are t e source of so much inspira-

piciurrs may also bc used profit- ‘ably, but. liie stigzestlve (lucstlons or siotcinriits may not be neces- surj‘.

Home teachers have n. box in which they put. good pictures which they have cut from calen- dars or from magazines. Each child draws out a picture and writes his story.