Just after a meal, what is your stomach doing? How can you help
your digestion?
Have you played any of the games mentioned here? How did you
play them?
Look at the picture on [p. 165]; why is
this a good after-supper corner? How do you sit and hold your book
when you read in the evening?
What parts of your body are you exercising and taking care of
when you read? Of what use is a healthy, vigorous body without a
healthy, vigorous mind? How can you keep your mind healthy? How can
you keep it vigorous?
What kind of books do you like best to read? Tell the class the
names of some good ones.
Good Night
I. Getting Ready for Bed.
At what hour do you go to bed? When do you get up? How many
hours’ sleep does this give you? Is this enough? Why do you
need so much sleep?
As you undress, what do you do with the clothes you take off?
Why should you air your clothes every night? How can you take an
air bath? Is this as good as a wash?
How do you care for your hair at night?
Do you ever go to bed without brushing your teeth? If you do,
what happens all night long to the food scraps that were left
around and between your teeth? As these scraps decay, what harm do
they do? What makes a tooth ache?
Draw a little picture of your own teeth as you see them in a
looking-glass. Are there any spaces that you can see where food
might lodge and stay? How can you keep your teeth quite free from
scraps of food?
Why are teeth necessary? How must they grow to make good
cutting tools? If they are not straight or sound, what can you do
about it?
Why ought children’s first teeth to be thoroughly brushed
every day?
II. The Land of Nod.
When you are ready for bed, how do you fix your windows? Why is
it even more necessary to have the air blowing through the room at
night than in the daytime?
How else is your body being purified at night? Does your body
do any work while you are sleeping? What work?
What kind of sleep should you have if you are perfectly
well?