Monday
Write a list of the name words (nouns) in the poem, “The Bluebird.”
Tuesday
Write a list of the doing words (verbs) in the poem.
Wednesday
Show the children a book. Show that damage done to a book will remain. If you scratch your finger, the wound heals. If you scratch a book, what happens? Do not break the back of the book. Never mark a book with pencil and ink. Especially never write anything in a book not your own. Do not turn down the corners of the leaves. Always return a borrowed book. Show the children how to open a new book properly.
Thursday
For dictation:
Little bird upon the bough,
Sing a song of sweetness now;