DAILY
LESSON PLANS
IN ENGLISH
BY
CAROLINE GRIFFIN
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
BOSTON
New YorkChicagoSan Francisco
Copyright, 1914
BY
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
DAILY LESSON PLANS
IN ENGLISH
SEPTEMBER
FIRST YEAR
FIRST WEEK
Monday
Show the children a sunflower. What is it? Who can think ofanother flower of the same color? (Nasturtium, goldenrod, dandelion,buttercup, etc.) Who can think of a flower that is blue? (Hyacinth,bachelor’s button, flower de luce, etc.) Who can think of aflower that is red? (Rose, carnation, geranium, poppy, etc.) Have eachchild name some flower that he likes.
Tuesday
Allow the children to play “Hey, diddle, diddle.” Onechild is the cat, another the[6] fiddle, a third the dish, others the spoon,the little dog, the cow and the moon. All the rest of the childrenrepeat, very slowly:
Hey, diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle.
As the two lines are being recited, the children representing thecat and the fiddle stand up at their seats and bow. As the words,
The cow jumped over the moon,
are recited, the child representing the moon, stooping down,holds out a round piece of pasteboard, a piece of paper, or anythingelse that happens to be handy, even a book will serve, and the“cow,” steps or jumps over it.
At the words,
The little dog laughed to see such sport,
the little dog laughs. At
The dish ran away with the spoon,
the two children representing dish and spoon take hold of hands andrun across the room.
Then other children may be selected for the various parts, and thegame may be played thus again and again.
Wednesday
Have the children practise writing their names, and if possible,their home addresses.
Thursday
What kind of a day is it, sunny or stormy? What color is sunshine?Point to the sun. What color are storm clouds? How does the rain comedown? What does the sunshine do for the trees and flowers? What doesthe rain do for the trees and flowers? What does the rain do for us?
Friday
Have the children name all the objects they can see in theschool-room.
SECOND WEEK
Monday
How many children had their faces washed before coming to schoolthis morning? How many had their hair combed? Have each child tell whocombed his hair, whether mother, nurse, or the child himself. Talkabout the necessity of cleanliness, and why every child must come toschool looking clean and tidy.
Tuesday
Write the name of the day