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See-Saw. (Primer, page 24.) Children like to recite to appropriate action. Rhythmic movement may be taught with the "See-Saw" rhyme as follows: While repeating the first two lines sink to a squatting position and rise again two times. While repeating the second line bend alternately to the right and left three times. Repeat these motions with the third and fourth lines.
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The Transition from Script to Print. It is impossible to give a fixed rule stating the time when the child should pass from the blackboard script to the book. This varies with the age and ability of the pupils. The observant teacher knows when to place printed material in the hands of the child by the readiness and ease with which he reads from the blackboard. It will be necessary to write the first lessons in the Primer on the blackboard for the children to observe the resemblance between that which is written upon the board and that which is printed in the book. Every primary teacher should write a clear, legible hand.
Note:—"The Old Woman and Her Pig," "The House that Jack Built," or other nursery rhymes involving much repetition of language, will be found helpful for supplementary blackboard lessons.
Part III.
FIRST HALF YEAR: SECOND STEP.
1. Blackboard Lessons and Primer.
2. Phonic Lessons: