_Step 3._—Show the pictures to the girls, let them look well at them, and then draw from them their ideas as to the beauty and simplicity of the composition; call attention to the breadth of tone, and the dignity of the lines. Help them, sketching when necessary, to reduce a picture to its most simple form; half-closing their eyes to shut out detail, help them to get an idea of the masses of tone, etc. _Step 4._—Let the children reproduce a detail of one of the pictures, working in water-colour with monochrome and making their washes simple and flat, reducing the tones to two or three. _Step 5._—Suggest to them to study the works of other artists in a similar way, and show them how the books of R. Caldecott will help them in making their figures look as if they were moving. _Subject: Fra Angelico._ Group: Art. Class IV. Average age: 16½. Time: 30 minutes. OBJECTS. 1. To show reproductions of some of Fra Angelico’s pictures. 2. By means of them, to point out such distinguishing features as will enable my pupils to recognise Fra Angelico’s work wherever they may see it. 3. To show in what degree his work holds a place in high art. LESSON. _Step 1._—Give a short sketch of the life of Fra Angelico. _Step 2._—Allow time for my pupils to look at the pictures provided, namely, various reproductions of ‘Christ in Glory,’ ‘Saints in Paradise,’ ‘Angels,’ ‘Christ as Pilgrim,’ ‘Annunciation,’ ‘Crucifixion,’ ‘Noli me tangere,’ ‘Descent from the Cross,’ ‘Transfiguration.’ _Step 3._—To notice what strikes us most in Fra Angelico’s work—the exquisite jewel-like finish; the pure open skies and unpretending clouds; the winding and abundant landscapes; the angels; the touches of white light; the delicacy and grace of form; the colouring; the peace. _Step 4._—If high art is to be seen ‘in the selection of a subject and its treatment, and the expression of the thoughts of the persons represented,’ how far does Fra Angelico come up to this standard? He unites perfect unison of expression with full exertion of pictorial power. This will be illustrated by further reference to the pictures, and by reading some passages from _Modern Painters_. _Step 5._—Allow my pupils time to look again at the pictures, summarising meanwhile by a few questions. _Subject: Design._ Division: Art. Class IV. Average age: 16½. Time: 40 minutes. OBJECTS. 1. To give the girls an idea of how to fill a space decoratively, basing the design on a given plant. 2. To show them that good ornament is taken from nature, but a mere copy of nature to decorate an object is not necessarily ornamental. 3. To give them an appreciation of good ornament and help them to see what is bad. 4. To draw out their originality by letting them make designs for themselves. 5. If possible, to give them a taste for designing by giving them some ideas as to its use. LESSON. _Step 1._—Ask the girls what is meant by a design.