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Education by doing: occupations and busy work for primary classes
Education by doing occupations and busy work for primary classes Author:Anna Johnson Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: placing them on the slates or desks, and leaving pace between the numbers. Whenever the children are in doubt as to the ults of their number lessons, they sho... more »uld be al- 4owed to consult the pegs. EXERCISES WITH FLAGS TO TEACH NUMBER. FOB ITRST, SECOND AND THIRD TEARS, ADAPTING AND EXTENDING THE EXERCISES ACCORDING TO ADVANCEMENT OF CHILDREN. Cut white or colored muslin into four-inch squares and sew them on to small sticks for flags; then paste large numbers on them; the numbers may be printed or cut from old calendars. Distribute the flags to the class, and have each child in turn tell what number is on his flag, and state all he can about the number ; as, "I have number ten; two fives make ten, five twos make ten, five and five make ten, eight and two make ten, seven and three make ten," etc. The teacher may call upon two of the scholars to stand, and have them add, subtract, multiply, or divide their numbers; or give an example, using the numbers in any way they may think of. Several may stand, and the teacher may call upon some one to add their numbers very rapidly. Endeavor to bring as much variety as possible in the exercise; in this way the children learn the valueof numbers, and become familiar with all their combinations. The flags may also be used as a review in Roman numbers, the children stating what Itoman number corresponds to the number on their flag. EXERCISES WITH STICKS TO TEACH NUMERATION. OB SECOND AND THIRD TEAR. A quantity of short sticks (wooden tooth-picks answer nicely) and small rubber bands may be given to the children. They may be told to count out ten sticks and place a rubber band over them. Ask how many sticks they counted. How many bundles made ? How many tens in one bundle ? How many ones in one bundle, or o...« less