Part 8
Every day, with only his dogs for company, he would go into the woods, carrying his bow and arrows. He had a fast horse on which he rode.
His friends often urged him not to go too far into the deep woods, but Adonis was not at all afraid. He had killed bears, and he had killed lions, so why should he be afraid?
One day Adonis was in the woods as usual, when he caught sight of two wild hogs. He left his dogs to worry one of the hogs, and he started after the other with his spear.
The angry hog bit him and he had to hasten to the brook to bathe his wounds. The angry hog followed him.
Swimming in the brook were some beautiful white swans. When they saw Adonis wounded, they went to Venus and told her what they had seen.
Venus hastened to the brook in her silver chariot.
“Adonis! Adonis!” she cried.
No answer came. The only trace she could find of Adonis was some drops of blood on the green grass.
Venus was very sorry, for she loved the boy Adonis very much. From a silver cup which she carried with her, she sprinkled a few drops of blood over the grass. In a little while, tiny flower buds peeped out from the spot where each drop of blood had fallen.
A gentle wind came up and blew the little buds open and before night it had blown them all away. People called the little flowers wind-flowers, or anemones. Their delicate pink coloring was believed to have come from the heart of Adonis. Have you seen the dainty little anemones, the wind-flowers?--_Adapted_
Tell the story to the children.
_Tuesday_
Have the children tell back to you the story of the anemones.
_Wednesday_
Write the story of the anemones.
_Thursday_
Write five sentences about the woods where the anemones grow.
_Friday_
Have the children play in their own way the story of Adonis.
JUNE
FIRST YEAR
FIRST WEEK
_Monday_
What month is this? What month is just ended? What month comes after June? What season is this? What are the three summer months? Name the four seasons. What season is just ended? What season comes after summer? In what month does school close for the summer? In what month does school open again?
_Tuesday_
Write:
This is the ---- (supply first, second, or whatever day it is) of June.
_Wednesday_
Story-poem for reproduction:
THE MAIDEN AND THE BEE
Said a little wondering maiden, To a bee with honey laden, “Bee, in all the flowers you work, Yet in some doth poison lurk.”
“That I know, my little maiden,” Said the bee with honey laden; “But the poison I forsake, And the honey only take.”
“Cunning bee with honey laden, That is right,” replied the maiden. “So will I from all I meet, Only take the good and sweet.”--_Selected_
Read the poem to the children, and explain its meaning.
_Thursday_
Talk about bees and honey. Where the bees find the honey. How they carry to the hive. The honeycomb. Have you eaten honey? Have you eaten honey in the comb? What is the comb made of?
_Friday_
Write:
Bees take honey from flowers.
Bees put the honey in honeycomb.
SECOND WEEK
_Monday_
Write two sentences about daisies.
_Tuesday_
Name two white flowers; two red flowers; two pink flowers; two yellow flowers.
_Wednesday_
Fill the blanks with an appropriate word indicating color:
A daisy is ----.
Violets are ----.
I have a ---- buttercup.
This apple blossom is ----.
This tulip is ----.
This tulip is not red, it is ----.
_Thursday_
Show the children a daisy or buttercup blossom. Talk about the flower, the stem, the leaves, the root; the part that the rain, the sunshine, and the earth have in making the plant grow.
_Friday_
Play, as a game, the growth of the daisy. One child represent the sun, another the rain, others daisy leaves, stems, roots, blossoms. The children will work out their own game, with a little helpful suggestion.
THIRD WEEK
_Monday_
Place a number of small objects upon a desk or table. Have the children see how many of the objects they can name, after they have had a minute to observe the objects, and then these are hidden.
_Tuesday_
Conversation on Sight:
How do we see objects? Why do we need to take the best possible care of our eyes? What do we call a person who cannot see? How far can you see? Can you see a grain of sand? Can you see at night? What animal can see at night?
_Wednesday_
Write a list of as many objects as possible that you can see as you sit at your desk.
_Thursday_
Have the children cover their eyes. Pound on a tin pan. Have children guess what the sound was. Ring a small bell. What was the sound? Blow on a whistle. What was it? Stamp on the floor. Have the children guess what the sound was.
_Friday_
Conversation on Hearing:
How do we hear? Why is it necessary to take care of our ears? (Explain how the ears should be cared for.) What is a person who cannot hear called? How do our ears differ from a dog’s ears? A cat’s ears? The ears of a horse? Can we move our ears? Can we move our eyes? What are some of the sounds you have heard this morning?
FOURTH WEEK
_Monday_
Have the children close their eyes. Place on each tongue a bit of salt. How many know what it was? Do the same with a bit of sugar, a bit of vinegar, a bit of nutmeg.
_Tuesday_
Conversation on Taste:
How do we taste? What have we in the mouth that helps us to taste? (Tongue.) What becomes of what we eat after it has been chewed? Do we taste food after it has been swallowed?
(Have the children test this by actual experiment, with an apple, or some other eatable with pronounced taste.) Tell the children about the taste-buds on the tongue that help us to tell the flavor of what we take into the mouth.
_Wednesday_
Have the children close their eyes. Allow each child to smell cologne, vinegar, a lemon, and an onion. How many can tell by the scent what each is?
_Thursday_
Conversation on Smelling:
With what do we smell? Can we smell anything if we cover the nose? Why is it difficult to smell anything if one has a cold? Which has the keener sense of smell, you or a dog? Can a horse smell? A cow? A cat? How does a cat know when a mouse is near?
_Friday_
Have the children close their eyes. Allow each child to feel a soft ball, a marble, a handkerchief, and a piece of crayon. How many can guess, by the feeling, what the objects are? How do we know, by feeling, whether an article is hard or soft? What part of the hand has the most sensitive sense of touch? How does a cat know if we pull her tail? How do you know when a pin pricks you? How does a dog know when a flea is biting him?
SECOND YEAR
FIRST WEEK
_Monday_
THE DAISY
Wake up, little daisy, the summer is nigh, The dear little robin is up in the sky, The snowdrop and crocus were never so slow; Then wake, little daisy, and hasten to grow.
Now hark, little daisy, I’ll tell you what’s said. The lark thinks you’re lazy, and love your warm bed; But I’ll not believe it, for now I can see Your bright little eye winking softly at me.
--_Selected_
Write a sentence about the daisy.
_Tuesday_
Write sentences, answering the following questions:
When does the daisy blossom?
What is the color of the daisy?
What is the daisy’s eye?
_Wednesday_
For dictation:
The daisies white are nursery maids, With frills upon their caps; The daisy buds are little babes They tend upon their laps.
_Thursday_
Write the daisy rhyme:
Doctor, lawyer, merchant, chief, Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief.
_Friday_
Have each child give, orally, a sentence containing the word _doctor_, then one containing the word _lawyer_, then one containing _merchant_, etc.
SECOND WEEK
_Monday_
Poem to be committed to memory:
“The Flag Goes By,” by Henry Holcomb Bennett.
This is _not_ too difficult for primary children to learn. Explain what is meant by the blare of bugles and the ruffle of drums. Play the marching, removing the hats, and saluting the flag.
Have the poem copied.
_Tuesday_
Children commit to memory the first stanza of the poem.
_Wednesday_
Children commit to memory the second and third stanzas of the poem.
_Thursday_
Children commit to memory the entire poem.
_Friday_
Recite the poem, in concert, and singly.
THIRD WEEK
_Monday_
Talk about Flag Day. Explain the meaning of the red, the white, and the blue. Tell why there are thirteen stripes and forty-eight stars.
_Tuesday_
Write answers in complete sentences to the following questions:
What are the colors of our flags?
How many stripes has our flag?
How many stars has our flag?
What does the red stand for?
What does the white stand for?
What does the blue stand for?
_Wednesday_
For dictation:
I give my head, my heart, and my hand to my country. One country, one language, one flag.
_Thursday_
Tell the children the story of the Battle of Bunker Hill. If possible, show them a picture of the Bunker Hill Monument. This lesson should be given on or near June 17, the anniversary of the battle.
_Friday_
Write five sentences about the Battle of Bunker Hill.
FOURTH WEEK
_Monday_
Talk about vacation. Have each child tell something that he expects to do during the summer.
_Tuesday_
Write five sentences about what you expect to do during the summer.
_Wednesday_
Write as many words as you can beginning with s.
_Thursday_
Write the name of a red flower; an orange-colored flower; a yellow flower; a green flower; a light blue flower; a dark blue flower; a purple flower.
_Friday_
Play “I’m thinking of a flower,” the others to guess what flower is being thought of.
THIRD YEAR
FIRST WEEK
_Monday_
Poem to be committed to memory:
“The Liberty Bell.”
Have the poem copied.
_Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday_
Learn the poem.
SECOND WEEK
_Monday_
Write a list of the nouns in the poem.
_Tuesday_
Write a list of the adjectives in the poem.
_Wednesday_
Write a list of the verbs in the poem.
_Thursday_
Look up in the dictionary and write out definitions of the following words: _rife_, _whisper_, _gather_, _grant_, _hazard_, _portal_.
_Friday_
Look up in the dictionary and write out definitions of the following words: _patriot_, _freedom_, _dense_, _quivers_, _murmurs_, _exultant_.
THIRD WEEK
_Monday_
For dictation:
LITTLE BETTY BLUE
Little Betty Blue, Lost her holiday shoe, What shall Betty do? Buy her another To match the other, And then she will walk upon two.
--_Selected_
_Tuesday_
Write a rhyme of four lines about a shoe.
_Wednesday_
Write a letter to a cousin, telling what you have done in school to-day.
_Thursday_
Write twenty-six words, each to begin with a different letter of the alphabet. As a, apple; b, baby, etc.
_Friday_
Play “Guess what I am,” each pupil to play he is some flower. As, “I grow in the fields. My flowers are white with yellow centers. They close at night. What am I?” (_Answer._ A daisy.)
FOURTH WEEK
_Monday_
Story for reproduction:
PUSSY
My name is Puss. You know me very well.
Once I was a little kitten, and you played with me. I am grown up now, but I like to play as well as ever. Get a ball, and you will see what I can do.
I like to sleep by the fire, too. I like to drink milk too, when I am hungry. When you have fed me, I will purr.
Do you see how clean I keep my face and hands? Do you keep your face and hands as clean as I keep mine?
Please give me a warm bed at night. I do not like to be turned out in the cold.
I have a warm coat of fur, which I always wear. I am better off than some boys and girls.
_Tuesday_
Tell the story of “Pussy.”
_Wednesday_
Write five sentences about Pussy.
_Thursday_
Write ten words that rhyme with _cat_; five that rhyme with _fur_.
_Friday_
Write a letter, telling about your cat, if you have one, or about some cat that you know about.
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Transcriber’s Note
Minor punctuation errors (i.e. missing periods) have been corrected.
The following portions were absent in the original:
May, Third Year, Fourth Week May, Fourth Year June, Fourth Year
Perhaps Fourth Year students didn't attend in May and June.
End of Project Gutenberg's Daily Lesson Plans in English, by Caroline Griffin