LB 1525^ D48 practice and: Remedial exercises silt! Silent Reading Hntt QfolUge of J^gricuUute ^t diattttU. Intnecettg atliara, ST. % ffiibrary Cornell University Library LB 1525.D48 Practice and remedial reading exercises, 3 1924 013 385 780 Date Due Composed by Members of Clashes in Silent Reading Detroit Teachers' College Summer School Session 1921 Copies may be obtained from: CLAUDIA PARICER, RfeaJliiB Det/i., Yust DUb- DBUt>H, Mich. FRANCES R. DEARBORN, T eadieig' ColltB e, Detroit, Mich. ^ ' Price, 25c " ^ PREFACE The following exercises intended for use in teaching Silent Reading were worked out by the members of classes under the instruction of Miss Frances Dearborn, during the summer session of the Detroit Teachers' College, 1921. It was thought that the most helpful way to apply the benefits derived from the course would be for each teacher to write some practical lessons or drill exercises which she could take into her own class- room. This was- done, each member constructing such as would best fit the needs of the pupils in the grades in which she taught. The theory for the work was obtained from the readings assigned and from the text book, the Twentieth Year Book of the Society for the Study of Education, Part 11. The students received practical help from the demonstration lessons given in the Teachers' College Observational Schools and from the Lewis and Rowland Silent Readers. In some cases the grade for which the lessons are designed is indi- cated. In other cases a teacher may use them in any grade she sees fit. It will easily be seen that there are possibilities of adapting most of the ex- ercises to any grade, and also that brighter pupils in a class can make similar exercises for the slower pupils and for younger grades. As much value lies in the making of the exercises as in the doing of them. The class assumed the responsibility for the expense of printing, as each member felt the booklet would be most helpful in supplying her with a ready source of material. Many thanks are due the comimttee who, under the direction of Miss Claudia Parker, worked so faithfully compiling these exercises, casting out duplicates, making corrections and preparing for the printer. (Copyrighted, 1922, by Frances Dearborn. All rights reserved.) This pamphlet of practice and remedial exercises was com- posed by the following class members : Sister Mary Adelaide Sister Mary Alice Loretta Alexander Sister Annunciata Helen Atkins Hildegarde Bachmeir Fannie Banks Estelle Barnes Grace Barns Irene Bayliss Elizabeth Behrendt Sister Marie Benedict Mary Beslock Sister Mary Blanche May Blick Edith Brahant Evelyn Booth Margaret Borchardt Fannie Boston Marion Boyd Walter Braun Winifred Braun Genevieve Brazell Josephine Calcatera Carrie Christiancy Mildred Church Sr. Mary Clara Sr, M. Clarisena Sr. M. Cleta Ethel Cline Mairon Collins Hilda Corey Beatrice Corr Mary Corr Ruth Corwin Kathleen Craigre Lillian Craven Rosemarie Dacey Adell Davis Anna Deiss Catherine Demsey Genevieve Devine Alice DeVoe Florence Donovan Mary Evans Mary Fairley Huldah Fine Dorothy Forster lessi'^ Fr nch Sr. Mary Francis Jean Fulton Esther Guyman Dora Harrington Irene Haskell Mabel Hawes Frances Hawkins Elizabeth Hawl:e Agnes Hearns Ella Hearns Pauline Heller Pansy Hemenway Ruby Hempleman Marguerite Hilk Gertrude Holihan Fannie Hughes Eva Hyman Sr, Mary Irma Ethel Jacobson Marion Kellogg Lenore Kern Helen King Lucille Langston Sr. Grace dc LelUs Anna Lindsay Margaret Little Edna Livie Norjna Loeb Fern Lyberg Kathleen MacHale Josephine Mandeville Sr. Agnes Marie Sr. 'Catherine Marie Sr. Rose Mary La Verna Martin Edna Matthews Sr. Mary Monica Henrietta Monkman Carrie Maxwell Frances McCreevy Mabel Miller Doris Monnen Margaret Moore Blanche Morris Gertrude Morris Mary Murphy Mary Nestor Nettie Newington Alice Nicholson Clarisse O'Connor Anna Odell Claudia Parker Sr. M. Pauline Meta Pelham Gertrude Phillips Sr. Mary Phillip Hannah Rachliss Alice Robison Henrietta Robinson Leota Roe Grace Rogatsky Sr. Rosella Mary Rood Mary Ross Sr. Rosaline Cassie Ryan Loretta M. Ryan Loretta F. Ryan Charlotte Sands Kennetha Schaal Mary Scott Sr. Sebastian Martha Sewall Elsie Shields May Simpson Isabelle Smith Marjorie Smith Margaret. Susick Kathleen Sweeney Elizabeth Talbert Olive Taylor Eleanor Thomas Ruth Utley Sr. Marie Veronica Margaret Walsh Theresa, Watters Marion White Gloria Whitehead Irene Wheeler Esther Whipple Clara Wild Louise Willebrands FLASH CARDS Pupils act out directions on cards. Clap, wink, jump, skip, run, sing, walk, snore. Write on board — "What has_ Flash — ^Wheels, wings, fingers, legs, flowers, seeds, leaves, hands, eyes. Pupils act out directions on cards : Run to the door. \\'alk to the window. Open the door. Run to a little chair. Hop to the big chair. Open the window. Close the window. Walk to the cupboard. Touch the blackboard. Get a piece of chalk. Skip to the corner. Run to your desk. What season of the year do you like best? - What season of the year is cold? What season of the year is warm ? What time do you get up? \A'hat time do you go to bed? Do you like school? Name one thing that a tree has. Name one thing that an orange has. \\'rite on the board, "^^'hat'can you see?" Flash. Out of the window. In the living room in your home. In a bedroom. In a dining room. In a kitchen. On the blackboard. On my desk. On the table. At the circus. At Belle Isle. In winter. In summer. In 3-our back yard. FLASH CARDS Flash cards with the following questions on them. Pupils answer "Yes" or. "No." Can a cow fly? Can a bird fly? Can a horse radish? Can you read? Do you like cats ? Can a rabbit read? Do boys like to play? Can cats run up trees? Can dogs run up trees? Do boj^s wear dresses? -Do girls sleep in trees? Do chickens eat corn? Do birds sleep in nests? Can boys run? Can fish run? Can girls run? Words frequently appearing in groups. Flash for drill :^ Once upon a time not long after bread and butter wither and die up and down lived happy ever after not at all from far and near '; week after next bright and early here and there hig?i and low far, far away little by little wide awake now and then There are sound asleep by and by all the way I do not know safe from harm good morning some years ago how do you do all day long up in the sky from place to placfr before long as tirne went on day and night early in the morning salt and pepper on each side in a little while frost and snow shortly after this as fast as you. can ELLIPTICAL SENTENCES To Test Comprehension Fill in blanks with the right word: Cows give us In summer it is We wear gloves on our.. We cook on a We wear on our feet. Squirrels have ......tails. have long ears. Snow cOmes in the;........; -.:....::.: Plants need — and to make them grow. ■ Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with one of these words : Henry, black, can, not, horse, eat, grass, dog, likes, ride, the, wagon, and, to. ■ ; , Here is with his dog _.l;orse. i Henry. .ride. - , , > He does fall from his.. ,..<_., .,... . , Is all he likes eat? .. .,, , Henry's is in the little..., ,i.. > He to in...., , _..wagon. Flew, honey, winter, hair, flowers, sunshine, stripes, rain, stars, milk, l)ottom, water. The girl combed her _. , , , The bird to the tree. The cat likes to drink Our flag has thirteen Our flag has forty-eight The bee makes Fish live in. The boy ran from the to the top of the hill. Fill in blanks with the right word : Apples, pears, and. _ are common. Mary and her '.. went to Sunday. Good morning, dear , I am glad to see you. Detroit is in the State of , on the River. The colors in our flag are , _. and Friday is the last day of _ _. Fill in the blanks with the right words : grapes, peaches, pears, melons, plums, apples. ...._ and _...grow on trees. and .have stones in them. :and .have little brown seeds. We put in barrels for winter. Fill in blanks with the right word : Tlie fish scales of silver. Suddenly his hair grew as white as His back bent like that of an.- man. She a beautiful face. The boys gone to school. They do not like to be for school. The teacher there early. Winter has come and the days are — In the spring time the hills are covered with- violets and dandelions. A fox saw a peacock sunning himself on the lawn. On the afternoon of a -winter day; when the shone forth with chilly brightness, after a ........,...._, storm, two children asked permission of their mother to run and .,.., in. the, new, fallen ,/ / Close beside the house was a fine peach tree, ; / Every spring its branches were red with , and every summer it bent down under the weight of the, ripening The forest full of tall .'...; came down to the shore of the and great ships could,.., under the :,. l:....oi the trees. ' ' "" . . Seventh Grade ., -> i,i;. Choose the right word: , .„,„, ,< .,, When a boy, Columbus. lived in ...j....i., (Paris, Bierliii, Genoa, London). Columbus believed the earth to be sljaped Uke.a....,..:.^ :^:.:ill '^ (Square, sphere, egg, plane). Columbus received help from..... , ...j...:...;....;.... (Portugal, Spain, France, England)... ,. ., .1 " ^ b" At last, after years pf waiting, one; bright morning in .......; Columbus, left Palos to sail across the "Sea of Darkness." (April, August, July, October) . " After weeks and weeks of a stormy voyage, Columbus landed on an island and called it j. (Trinidad, Azores; San Salvadore, Canary). , Later Columbus made other voyages to find a new way to India. (One, two, three,, four, five). Fill in blanks with right word : It was a still, sweet day in suniimef. ' The long afternoon shad- ows of the lay cool across our ,.., the leaves seemed , the flowers , the birds =.; than ever before. Fancy yourself to be in a pretty country garden on a hot ...morning. You notice a gentle buzzing, and you see that on the flower bed close by, several are working busily among' the Fill in blank with the right word : Finger is to hand as is to foot. Fur is to as feather is to bird. is to hand as shoe is to foot. Running is to boy as — is to bird. Bark is to dog as is to cat. ..„ is to fish as flj^ing is to bird. A saw is to as scissors are to cloth. (Thread, ham- mer, iron, wood). The worm is to the robin what the _ is to the big fish. (Eye, ear, minnow, tail), Oats are to the horse as is to man. (Clothes, meat,. air, waiei). ,>.,,. .p" An ant is to an aht-hilL as is to a houSe. ':,(Door^ 1 window, fence, man). ALPHABETICAL DRH«L FOR SPEED Write the letter in front of d. Write the letter after t. Write the letter between m and o. Write the second letter after p. MATCHING FOR COLOR Have pieces of red, yellow, blue, green, purple, brown, black, orange and white paper. Have the following words on flash cards. The children match the word and color. \\'ords : Orange, tree, apple, lemon, rose, grapes, grass, sky, sun, moon, violet, pumpkin, corn, crow, etc. EXERCISES FOR SEAT WORK AND BELL WORK Drill on comprehension. Later on these same exercises may be used for a speed drill in arithmetic. The children may then put down the answers instead of drawing the pictures. Make a picture for each of these stories : 1. I have one big book and one small book. 2. Mary has one big doll and two little dolls. 3. John has two red balloons and two blue balloons. 4. John's mother has three brown hens and two black hens. 5. Frank has two white rabbits, two brown rabbits and one black rabbit. 6. There are three red apples on one desk and three green apples on another desk. 7. A boy has four birds in one cage and two birds in another cage. 8. I have five one-dollar bills and one silver dollar. 9. On a playground there are one man, three boys, and three girls. 10. A man has four large automobiles and three small auto- mobiles. IL Draw a mother cat and six little kittens. 12. John has four sisters and three brothers. Draw all the children in his house. "YES" AND "NO" QUESTIONS The "Yes" and "No" Questions may be used for the follow- ing purposes: 1. To determine the child's ability to comprehend. 2. To test his accuracy in reading. 3. To review any topic that has been taken up along other lines of work. The questions may be written on flash cards or on the board. Answers may be written or given orally. First Grade Can a cow fly? Can a bird fly? Can a horse talk? Can you read? Do dogs like cats ? Can a rabbit read? Do boys like to play? Can cats run up trees? Can dogs run up trees? Can a hen climb a tree? Do boys wear dresses? Do girls sleep in trees? Do chickens eat corn? Do birds sleep in nests? Do boys eat green apples ? Does a girl eat grass? Does a cow like to skate? Can a horse sing? Can fish run? Can boys and girls run? Do wagons run on wheels? Do all animals live in the woods ? Do automobiles run in the street? Does Friday come after Sunday? Do squirrels build their nests on the ground? Is it always warm where we live? Are cats and dogs wild animals? Does a farmer work early and late in summer? Do maple trees keep their leaves all winter? Is a piano used to place dishes on? Are there any elephants in Michigan ? Second Grade Based on Mother Goose Rhymes. Was Miss Muffet afraid of the spider? Do you think Jack Horner was a good boy? Could the king's horses put Humpty Dumpty together again? Do you think Jack hurt his head? Was the ten o'clock scholar late to school? Did the Pussy Cat see a mouse under the Queen's chair? Was Simple Simon a very bright boy? Do you think Bo-Peep felt sad when her sheep were gone ? Third Grade Based on Safety Rules. Should we always cross at corners? Must we obey traffic laws ? ' • i Is it dangerous to play on the streets ? cP -> > Has an auto driver the right to drive on the left side- of, the street? ■ ?•' ' Does carelessness cause few accidents? T^i -;i. Is there any danger in Jay walking? Are traffic laws made to protect human life? Is it dangerous to cross the street without looking to right and left? Is it a bad thing to play Safety First at all times? Third Grade Based on Health Rules. Are tea and coffee harmful to children? Should we breathe through the mouth? Is nibbling between meals a good habit? Do Health Crusaders sleep with open windows? Should cold baths be taken at night? Does out-door play help to make the body weak? Is it good to take more than one bath a week? Are decayed teeth the cause of poor health? Will our food do us much good if we chew it carefully? Does plenty of exercise make us strong? Third Grade Based on the History of Detroit. Was Detroit founded by Cadillac? Was Detroit founded in 1902? Was Cadillac an Englishman? Did Cadillac come in a steam boat? Did the Indians like the French? Did the British take Detroit away from the French? Does Detroit now belong to the British ? Was it in 1805 that Detroit was almost destroyed by fire? Is Detroit one of the largest cities in the United States? Is Detroit the capital of Michigan ?- Third Grade Based on Arithmetic If John goes to the store with 25c, can he buy 2 pads at 10c each? If June buys a pound of butter for 42c and gives the man 50c, will she have 10c left? Betty has 10c and Sarah has only 8c. Has Betty twice as much as Sarah ? Rob has 14 marbles and Harry has only 10 marbles. If Rob gives two of his marbles to Harry, will both boys have the same number? There were 16 pupils in a class and 9 of these were girls. Were there more girls than boys? Fourth Grade During the coal period, was the climate colder than it is now? If the stems of plants and trunks of trees are found in coal beds, does it prove that the ancient swamps were covered with vegetation ? Was it a long time before the swamps were filled up? Is the thickness of coal beds uniform? TRUE AND FALSE EXERCISES Directions : Read the sentence through. If the statement is true, write "Yes" ; if false, write "No." 1. Ice is warm. 2. Baby can read. 3. Milk is red. 4. The clock walks. 5. We see with our eyes. 6. Apples grow on the ground. 7. A baker makes shoes. 8. Horses run very fast. 9. Boys have long hair. 10. My hair is green. 11. It snows in summer. 12. Apples are kept all winter in cellars. 13. Grapes are made into jelly. 14. Wheat is made into flour. 15. Potatoes are canned to keep. 16. Cucumbers are pickled. 17. Corn will not keep all winter. 18. Tomatoes are canned in factories. 19. I go to school at night. 20. Peaches are good to eat. 21. Father cuts the grass in winter. 22. We wash our hands before we eat. 23. The sun is always shining at night. 24. A butcher sells fish. 25. A pen can talk. 26. A cat says "Bow-wow." 27. My eyes are brown. 28. The three Billy Goats went over the bridge. 29. We should clean our teeth after each meal. 30. Potatoes grow on trees. 31. A tailor makes shoes. 32. We get sugar from celery. 33. A cat has sharp claws. 34. You can buy a rabbit in a furniture store. 35. Ducks eat hay. 36. Detroit is in Wayne County. 37. Th€^ druggist sells bread. 38. Hiawatha was a little Indian boy. 39. Flies carry germs. 40. We have snow in winter. 41. Automobile tires never wear out. 42. When it snows it is warm. 43. There are seven days in a week. 44. We go to school all the year round. 45. Birds live in the water. 46. Detroit makes the most automobiles. 47. Today is Tuesday. 48. Song birds return in the spring. 49. We celebrate the Fourth of July by building a snow fort. 50. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. 51. There are forty-nine stars in the flag. 52. There are thirteen months in the year. 53. Before crossing a street we ought to look to left and right. 54. We have our warm weather in winter. 55. Apples grow on oak trees. 56. The farmer brings in the wheat when it is ripe. 57. December is the last month of the year. 58. Automobiles run on the sidewalk. 59. Grass grows on the ground. 60. The four seasons are springy summer, autumn and winter. 61. Dogs, men and cats bark. 62. Dogs pant when they are warm. 63. Dogs mew and cats bark. 64. The sun is no larger than an apple. 65. Cows can gallop very fast. 66. The moon is only one mile from the ground. 67. AA'oodrow \A'ilson was our first president. 68. Varnish makes furniture look like new. 69. June is the last month of the year. 70. Coffee trees grow in Brazil. 71. Frurt trees are plentiful in' Greenland. 72. We all need play and exercise every day. 73. A nation does not care whether its people are healthy or not. 74. You should live and work with your windows closed. RIDDLES To Test Comprehension and Remembrance Riddles are of perennial interest, enjoyed by young and old. They offer a true incentive for silent reading, as guessing is al- ■ways a challenge. AA'^ritten or printed on flash cards, they may be used with time-limit exposure for silent reading, or if they are of greater length, as seat work. A wealth of material can be utilized for this exercise. All subjects of interest to children have possibilities, and the follow- ing are only suggestive. Pupils will enjoy composing riddles, and the reaction will be far-reaching, as the daily lesson will have renewed interest from the riddle viewpoint. Riddles for First Grade I am white. I am pretty. I am cold. I come in winter. What am I? I have four legs. I have a tail. I say "Bow-wow." What am I ? I am little. I can fly. I live in a nest. I am I eat grass. I give you milk to drink. Tell me what I am. Riddles for Second Grade I am covered with fur. I have a short tail. ' I like to eat carrots. Hop as I hop in the garden. Tell me my name. I am made of sticks and paper. I fly but have no wings. The wind blows me- far up in the air. I am tied to a long string. Draw a picture of me. You cannot see me, but you know when I am here. Sometimes I warm you. Sometimes I cool you. I often bring the rain. Have you heard me sing "Woo! Woo-o"? What else can I do? I have two hands, but I cannot play. I have a face, but I can- not see. I tell you something, yet I cannot talk. You see me in your home. You see me in the school. I tell you when to go to school. Draw a picture of me. Riddles for Third Grade It has a mouth, yet it cannot eat. It carries heavy loads without becoming tired. It is always moving. In summer, boys and girls like to be in it and on it. It is a I am thinking of something very useful. It is often made of paper and is hung on a wall. It tells you the names of the months. Looking at it, you can tell the day for your birthday party and when Christmas comes. Draw a pretty one with good figures. I came to your house this morning. A man in uniform brought me. He carried me in a bag. Your name was written upon paper that covered me and kept me clean. Draw a picture of that cover and write your name and' address upon it. Don't forget to place something in the. upper right hand corner. CLASSIFYING WORDS Comprehension and Organization Each child divides his paper into sections by perpendicular lines and writes headings supplied by teacher at the top of each column. 1. Illustration: Grocery Store, Dry Goods Store. The children select from a blackboard list all the words which belong to each column and write them in appropriate column. Blackboard List : Thread — pepper — flannel — pins — stick- ings — waist — tea — cloves — hooks and eyes — buttons — salt onions — silk — cinnamon — coffee — milk — oranges — skirt — ribbon — needles — bananas. 2. Illustration: Church, House, Circus. Blackboard List: Elephant — curtain — clown ■ — steeple — lion — tent — pew — zebra — camel — band — bells — organ — pulpit — horse. 3. Illustration : Butcher, Printer, Doctor, Engineer. Blackboard List : Advertisement — influenza — cleaver — leath- gr proof — saw — knife — medicine — ■ oysters — cardboard — copy — chickens — press — type — pill — sheep — program — fever — steam — iodine — switch — system — case — fee — fish — ink — automobile — locomotive — scales — thermometer — whistle — coal. 4. Illustration : Bakery Shop, Hardware Store, Drug Store. Blackboard List: Nails — perfume — bread — pie — saw — cinnamon rolls — tooth paste — castor oil — - tacks — chocolate cake — cough drops — paint — screws — toilet soap — cookies — tooth brush. 5. Illustration: Books and Stationary, Boots and Shoes, China and Glassware. Blackboard List: Album — crockery — eyelet — crayon — creamer — heel — bowl — kid — dictionary — goblet • — lace — spindle — oxford — rubber — envelope — memorandum — pitcher — pencil — platter — sole. 6. Illustration: Mineral, Vegetable. Blackboard List : Coal — tree — rock — potato — iron — rose bush — tin — wood — silver — silk — granite — flower — ruby — cotton — marble — grass — salt — linen — lime — stone. 7. Illustration: Animals, Birds. Blackboard List : Horse — robin — crow — bluebird — lion — cat — parrot • — dog — sheep — oriole — pig — cow — crane ■ — goat — donkey. 8. Illustration: Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit. Blackboard List : Carrots — daisy — cherry — beets — apple — sweet pea — pear — potato — watermelon — buttercups — tomato — peach — lily — orange — plum — violet — turnip — grapes. 9. Illustration: Proper Food, Improper Food, Proper Drinks, Improper Drinks. Blackboard List : Milk — tea — pastry — apple pie — nuts — orange — cream — coffee — chocolate — grapes — cake — potatoes — bread — cereal — water — eggs — prunes — fried cakes — cheese — doughnuts — carrots. 10. Illustration: Chauffeur, Dressmaker, Plumber, Bricklayer. Blackboard List: Pipe — scissors — gasoline - — trowel — faucet — thread — brick - — solder — sand ■ — mortar — cloth — cyl- inder — windshield — screw driver — sewing machine — speed- ometer — cement — axle — plumb line. 11. Illustration: Geography, English, Arithmetic, Music. Blackboard List : Composition — country — discount — city — state — meter — rest — noun — per cent — capital — interest ■ — pronoun — cUff ■ — verb — river — staff — proceeds — margin — base — bar — multiplier ■ — valley — paragraph — divisor — gram- mar — industry — pitch — equivalent — agriculture — chord — commerce — key — insurance — canal — tone — predicate — har- mony — rhythm — minus ■ — subject. INCREASING LISTS ^yrite several lists of related words on the board. Children read each list, discover what the classification is and add two words which belong in the same list. 1. Illuslration : 1. Tree, leaves, branch, , _ 2. Lumber, coal, wood, , 3. Apple, peach, pear, , __ 4. Dig, plant, prune, , WORDS OUT OF PLACE In each of the following lists of words, there is one word which has no relation to the other words in the, list. The object is to have the child discover which word is out of place. Following is a method which may be used. Children place heads on desks while a list is being written on the board. At given signal, heads are raised, arid two children are called upon to step up to the board. The one who first discovers the word that is out of place may draw a line through it. 1. Blue, pink, table, green, yellow, white. 2. Tiger, horse, robin, sheep, mouse, lion. 3. Nose, mouth, blue, cheek, chin. 4. Cups, desks, plates, spoon, fork, knife, table. 5. Peach, rope, grapes, orange, plum, pear. 6. Ham, beef, veal, pork, butter, sausage. 7. Sparrow, trout, bluebird, crow, robin, black-bird. 8. Floor, ceiling, wall, window, apple. 9. Wheat, corn, farm, rye, oats, barley. 10. Coffee, peanuts, cocoa, tea, milk, lemonade. 11. Elm, poplar, vine, maple, oak, chestnut, birch. 12. Pansy, forget-me-pot, daisy, dandelion, potato, lily. 13. Cabbage, onions, carrots, tomatoes, lettuce, pie. 14. Piano, coat, rocking-chair, lounge, knife, phonograph, rug. 15. Saw, hammer, picture, screwdriver, hatchet, plane, square. 16. George, James, William, Mary, Fred. 17. Mary, Helen, Alice, Elizabeth, Boston, Elsie, Marion. 18. Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, Monday, New York, Saturday. 19. Arithmetic, Geography, Harry, Spelling, Writing, Music. 20. Washington, Lincoln, Lafayette, Harding, Wislon. 21. Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Tennessee, Philadelphia, San Francisco. WORD ASSOCIATION There are many interesting exercises in relationships of words that involve some of the essentials of silent reading. Many of the exercises seem pleasant games to pupils, and they are eager to play them. Words can be classified as to colors, time, etc. A mixed list can be given to arrange all related words under headings. A list of re- lated ones, with one unrelated can be given, and the unrelated one to be underlined. Words can be given and the opposites chosen from a given list. In Geography and History, there are the association tests in a variety of forms such as fruits — countries; products — countries ; events — results. Children enjoy making up such lists and exchanging for correc- tions. The following is a suggestive Third Grade exercise in complet- ing groups of related words or words in pairs': cup and , comb and , knife and , soap and , bread and , sweeping and ., washing and , tablecloth and , shoes and table and , needle and For Fifth Grade In each group below, the two words beginning with capitals have a certain relationship to each other. Find two other words in the .group following that bear the same relationship to each other : Baker, Bread (tailor, garden, hat, clothes). Duck, Duckling (hen, milk, chick, cat). Peach, Skin (orange, red, rind, round). Sky, Blue (grass, field, green, pretty) . Cow, Calf (sheep, mouse, lamb, cheese). Long, Short (high, tree, bird, fly, low). Man, Wife (duke, prince, duchess, lady). Ship, Ocean (boat, house, road, wagon). Nail, Hammer (screw, axe, hatchet, screwdriver). CLASSIFICATION DRILL Heading of list Animals .colors. Words : Dog, white, pink, cat, rabbit, red, pig, blue, green, horse, yellow, lamb. Heading of list School farm. Words : Blackboard, cow, pig, eraser, desk, horse, chair, lamb, dog. Heading of list Grocery store - circus. Words : Bread, tiger, lion, butter, elephant, milk, monkey, soap, horses, apples. MISPLACED WORDS. Draw a line lihdrer word out of place: . hammer, nail, saw, dress, l^at, coat, shoes, dress., wagon, fire, flower, plant, grass, chair, fly, table, rug. Mary, Ruth, boy. May. Extend List Parts qf whole: Bedroom (quilt, pillows, chair) Dress (button, hooks, eyes) House (windows, steps, doors) Firehouse (engine, firemen, hose) ..... Automobile (tire, gasoline, gears) School (desk, erasers, blackboard) Dining room (table, plates, knives) Kitchen (stoves, sink, battle) Clock (pendulum, springs, face) Tree (trunk, sap, branches). Extending Lists Banana, orange, Jempn . . , Iowa, Michigan, New York, Ohio _ Aritchmetic, Geography, Spelling Pine, cedar, spruce, maple Blackboard, crayon, erasers, map... Barley, rye, corn, flax Pearl, opal, topaz, turquoise John, MaTy, Henry Tiger, ejephant, giraffe House, store, station — Purple, green, yellow — Qiair, bed, table , .. Elm, poplar, oak Oriole, wbfn, woodpecker Plum, apple, cherry Violet, tulip, lilac Mother, sister, baby Hair, eye, mouth Potatoes, onions, carrots Ford, Maxwell, Packard ACTING FOR MOVIES Directions : Copy on the blackboard, or hand to each pupil a minieographed copy of several sentences or paragraphs. Ask the class to read them all silently and choose one which they would like to act. Tell them that by their looks and actions only, the others in the class are to be able to tell which paragraph they are acting. Let the others decide whether the acting was good or not, and why. Sometimes assign a certain paragraph to each pupil, having him read only his own. After he has acted it, let the others decide which paragraph he was assigned. The paragraphs may also be used for dramatization where the speaking would add to the interpretation. Aim: Training for comprehension. Sentences written on slips or the board. To be acted out. 1. Write your name on the blackboard. 2. Stand in the corner. 3. Sweep the floor. 4. Pick up sticks and put them in a basket. 5. Touch each corner in the room. 6. Draw an apple on the board. 7. Walk around the room. 8. Sit in a big chair. 9. Put a little chair in the corner. 10. Open three windows. 11. Run as if you were playing tag. 12. Wave your hands as if you were saying "Good-bye." 13. Pretend you are skipping rope and go all around the room. 14. Show how you would walk home if it were raining. 15. Show how you put baby to sleep. 16. Pretend you are reaching for something high up. 17. Pretend you are shaking hands with someone. 18. Run around the room and clap your hands. 19. Stand on a chair and count to ten. 20. Stand under the clock and say "Tick-tock." 21. Take a book from my desk and hand it to me. 22. Clap your hands. Then say the a, b, c's. 23. Run to the window and look out. 24. Walk around the room, raise your right hand and keep it in the air while you walk. 25. Tap the bell three times. Then sit on the floor. 26. Pitch a ball to the batter. To Be Acted Out By Children Part I. 1. Play you are a doll. Walk Uke a doll. 2. Play you are a cat. Creep like a cat and say "meow." 3. Play you are a dog. Bark like a dog. 4. Play you are a rabbit. Hop like a rabbit. 5. Play you are a bird. Fly like a bird. Part II. 1. Play you are a rooster. Crow like a rooster. 2. Play you are cold. Put on your hat and coat. 3. Play you are a little boy. Throw a ball to another little boy. 4. Play you are helping imotKer. - Sweep the floor. 5. Play you are a little boy. Pull a wagon across the room. Part III. 1. Play you are a Uttle girl. Get a little chair and a doll.,, . Sit in the chair and rock your doll. 2. Play you are a dog. Look for a bone. Eat the bone. 3. Play you are a mother bird. Choose two baby birds. Get some worms. Feed the baby birds. 4. Play you are a little girl. Get a saucer of milk. Say, "Come, Kitty." 5. Play you are a big dog. Ask a little girl to be a kitten. Whisper to her to run away. Run after her. Part IV. 1. Play you are Jack Homer. Sit in a corner. Eat a pie. Play you find a plum. 2. Play you are Mother Hubbard. Go to the cupboard. Look for a bone. Say, "Poor dog, I have no bone!" 3. Play you are a mother. Pick out a little girl. Give her a basket. Tell her to buy some apples. 4. Play you are a soldier. Get a gun. Salute the boys and girls. 5. Play you are Red Riding Hood. Get a basket. Pick some flowers and put them in your basket. Indian Movies A little Indian boy is sitting ifi froi^t of his wigwam. He is making arrows for his bow. I see a little Indian girl. She is strirjging bright-colored beads. Near her are some pretty baskets that she h?s made. Play you are an Indian. Take your canoe "down to the river and go for a long ride. Play you are a little Indian girl. Take your basket and gather acorns. Play you are an Indian boy. Take your little brother find gather some sticks. Bring them home and make a fire. Pla}' you are an old Indian. Show three little boys how to do the Indian war dance. Game of Post Office Call the flash cards on which you have written certain sentences, letters. Teacher may ask, or a chosen postma^i may ask, "Whose letter is this?" — holding up a flash card for a moment. The child who claims the letter acts out the thought on it. Such sentences as these may be used : The bee was buzzing around the room. The girl is jumping rope. The boy is throwing a ball. The girl held a teddy bear in her arms. Put the ball on the table. Sentences to Be Put On Board for Acting Out Children choose one to act after reading. Other children guess which sentence is being acted. 1. Jack rolled his hoop along the street. 2. The beggar knocked at the door and asked for some bread. 3. Dick stepped into the water, lifted his feet carefully. He stooped down and picked up a stone. 4. The fox tried to reach the grapes but he could not. At last he said, "Those grapes are sour." 5. He began to chop with all his might. 6. The child looked through the -yvindow and said : "The sun is shining " 7. I worked, in the hayfields, loading the hay on the wagons. 8. I put on Mother's apron and pinned it up so that I would not step on it. 9. I dried the dishes and put them away in the cupboard. 10. I swept the porch and put water on the plants. 11. I lowered the flag at sundown. 12. Going to the table, he stretched out his hand, took the cup and drank out of it. 13. I threw out my line and waited anxiously for a bite. I moved the bait in rapid jerks on the surface of the water in imitation of the leaps of a frog. 14. Donald was in a hurry. He hung his hat and coat on a hook. His coat fell, so he picked it up, brushed it off, then hung it up again. 15. He lighted a lantern and stood on the railroad track waving it to and fro. 16. The dog dug a hole in the ground with his forepaws and hid a bone in it. Then he scratched the dirt back to cover it up. 17. The little girl ate her supper. Then she went upstairs to make the old woman's bed. She shook the bed well and put dean sheets on it. Then she made a bed for herself and soon fell fast asleep. From Fifth Year Language Reader. Baker and Carpenter. Page 88, Par. 4 ; page 113, Par. 7 ; page 383 ; Par. 2. In Fairyland. Pages 7, 8, Par. 2; page 79, Par. 5. 1. Old Appleseed John picked up the cores, put them in a bag and stole quietly away. 2. Cinderella was sitting by the fireside. She was very sad, for she was thinking about the grand ball her sisters were going to and wished that she might go, too. 3. Into the room, came a brownie, with a hop and a skip, on the tip of his toes. 4. The tiger jumped into his cage. "I stood this way," he said, "with my head over my shoulder, so." 5. The door opened softly, and a beautiful fairy tripped light- ly into the room. 6. My father was seated on the lawn before the house, his straw hat over his eyes, and his book en his lap. 7. Suddenly there appeared at the door a Uttle old woman. She was wrinkled and bent, and leaned heavily on a staff. She hobbled a few steps into the hall. Then she stopped and counted the twelve golden plates. 8. The March Hare took the watch and looked at it gloomily. Then he dipped it into his cup of tea and looked at it again. 9. Koko ran swiftly and quietly towards the birds. When he got quite near them, he took careful aim and let fly an arrow at them. 10. Aunt Polly sat before the fire. She was rocking to and fro and humming an old-fashioned song. 11. The officer held up his hand and the traffic halted. He beckoned to the little girl and took her safely to the other side. 12. Jack stood in the center of the field, hat in hand, ready to strike. By his face you could see that he was determined to hit the ball. 13. As the judge began to read the sentence, the prisoner calmly awaiting his fate, sank weakly into a chair, a look of hopeless despair on his pale face. 14. The dog's master stooped, picked up the pistol and held it in both hands. Lad stood eagerly awaiting for him to throw it again. But it was not thrown. Instead, the master "broke" the weapon, shaking the greasy cartridges out into his own palm and transferring them into his pockets. He then handed the pistol back to its scowling owner. 1. With a quick movement of his hand, the workman dropped a pair of dark-colored spectacles before his eyes and his arm went up before his face to shield it from the withering blast that poured out through the open door. ^ 2. Softly and steathily, Charles Reed crept from his house and with many a backward glance, made his wayito his neighbor's door. 3. Denis cast a look around and darted into the porch. He drew his sword and tried to set his back against the, door. To his surprise, it yielded against his weight, and though^ he turned in a moment, it continued to swing back on oiled and noiseless hinges until it stood wide open. v. 4. While the food was cooking, she drew out the little table and covered it with a snow-white cloth. On the bench where -her guests were to sit, she placed a cushion filled with soft and fragrant sea weed. Then she placed on the stable sweet-smelling herbs, and radishes, and cheese, and eggs, cooked in the ashes. 5. Meanwhile we did our nightly chores. Brought in the wood from out of doors. Littered the stalls, and from the mows. Raked down the herd grass for the cows. 6. I was interrupted by a voice which I took to be that of a child, which com^infivj that it could not get out. I looked up and down the passage and S^^ng neither man, woman nor child, I went out without further attention. Quotations from "Treasure Island" "Dr. Livesey shook hands with me, nodded to Silver and set off at a brisk pace into the woods." "Silver hobbled, grunting, on his crutch. He plucked furiously on the line that held me to him and from time to time turned his eyes upon me with a deadly look." "So saying, he stepped back a little way till he was out of ear- shot and there sat down upon a tree stump and began to whistle, turning round now and again upon his seat so as to command a sight, sometimes of me and the doctor, and sometimes of his unruly ruffians." Quotations from "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" "It was often his delight after his school was dismissed in the afternoon, to stretch himself on the rich bed of clover bordering the little brook that whimpered by his school house, and read and think over old Mather's direful tales, until the gathering dusk of the eve- ning made the printed page a mere mist before his eyes. Then he slowly wended his way homeward." "Old Baltus Van Tassel moved abmit among his guests with a face dilated with content and -gQod hilpor, round and jolly as a harvest moon. His hospitable attention^ were brief, but expressive, being confined to a shake of the hand, a slap on the shoulder, a laugh and a pressing invitation to 'fall to, and help themselves' to all the good thmgs to eat." Quotations from "The Gold Bug" "Driving a peg very carefully into the ground at the precise spot where the beetle fell, my friend produced from his pocket a tape measure. Fastening one end of this at that point of the tree nearest the peg, he unrolled it until he reached the peg, and then further unrolled it for a space of fifty feet. Here another peg was driven and about this a rude circle, about four feet in diameter, was described. Taking now a spade and giving one to Jupiter and one to me, Legrand begged us to set about digging as quickly as possible." Suggestion Have pupils read "Opportunity," page 357 of Potter, Jeske and Gillette, Bk. II., then impersonate one of the characters and class will decide who it is and how well it is done. NONSENSE TEST From Comprehension If yellow is lighter than orange and orange is lighter than brown, which of these colors is darker than orange? At an army camp in Georgia the flag stafif at headquarters was blowing toward Washington, D. C. From which direction was the wind blowing? If you think George Washington discovered America, print the letter M. If not, spell the word George backward. , If the Mississippi river is in California, write the largest of these four figures : 34, 12, 66, 24. If not, write the second number before 6. If April comes after June^ copy the following problem : 3 and 8 minus 2. If not, write the fifth letter of the aljliabet. If 1-5 is the fourth letter of the alphabet, write the name of the discoverer of America, but if you think it is not, write your own name backward. COMPREHENSION TEST 1. As Dick came up to the merchant, his knees trembled under him, and he looked very ill and weak. He put the little cat under l.i jacket sc that the merchant did not notitce her. Underline or copy the word in parentheses which describes Dick, (frighten, saucy, angry, happy). 2. The next day there was delightful weather, and the sun shone warmly upon all the green leaves when Mother Duck with all her family went down to the canal. Underline or copy the word in parentheses which describes the kind of day it was. (Cloudy, rainy, sunny, cold). 3. One day the sheep stopped to drink from a little stream. The water in this stream was so clear that it was like a great looking glass, and reflected everything that leaned over it. Underline or copy the word which best describes the water in the stream, (muddy, rushing, still, cool). 4. In the cold and darkness a poor little girl, with bare head and naked feet, roamed through the streets. Underline or copy the word in parentheses which describes the little girl, (well-dressed, ugly, neglected, pretty). ZOELLNEF) PTG. CO., DETROIT V \