Special Days and Their Observance: September 1919 — John Shaqi
Special Days and Their Observance: September 1919Anonymous
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Special Days and Their Observance: September 1919
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Holidays -- United States; Schools -- Exercises and recreations -- New Jersey
The value of such work will soon be noticed in a better social spirit
among the children. The dramatizations given may furnish the material
for both oral and written language lessons. Dramatization itself will
provide excellent practice in oral expression and also training in
initiative, leadership and cooperation. The story presented may furnish
many funny settings which the pupils may enjoy with abandon. And what
children do not need real merriment in school! Opportunity ought to be
afforded all children of our public schools to enjoy a real laugh at
least once each day.
Teachers need have no fear that the different groups will be
over-critical or discourteous to one another. They will understand that
they are being entertained and they will cooperate to make the play
given worth while.
The following stories lend themselves very readily to dramatization.
=First and Second Grades=
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Spry Mouse and Mr. Frog
The Three Bears
The Camel and The Jackal
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Our First Flag
=Third and Fourth Grades=
The Sleeping Beauty
Snow White and Rose Red
Brother Fox's Tar Baby
How the Cave Man Made Fire
Scenes from Hiawatha
Early Settlers in New Jersey
=Fifth and Sixth Grades=
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Joseph and His Brethren
Abou Ben Adhem
Paul Revere's Ride
Scenes from Life of Daniel Boone
Franklin's Arrival in Philadelphia
Scenes from Alfred the Great
The Battle of Hastings
How Cedric Became a Knight
=Seventh and Eighth Grades=
The Vision of Sir Launfal
Rip Van Winkle
The King of the Golden River
Scenes from Evangeline
Landing of the Pilgrims
Conquest of the Northwest Territory
The Man Without a Country
=Project 2.= A special problem in history or geography, for example,
may be taken up, such as the life of the people in Japan, or the life
of the people on a cattle ranch. In either case the class that presents
the work as an opening exercise should be given opportunity to work
out certain scenes which it wants to give. These scenes should be
presented either by sand-table, by charts, by posters, by pictures from
magazines, or by dramatization on the part of the children. Preparation
of such work is decidedly worth while, and ought to be a regular part
of the day's program. The important scenes should be rehearsed before
the final presentation.
=Project 3. Poster exhibit.= This project could be arranged for all
the children of a given school, in which case the best work would be
selected and the children presenting it would discuss each poster in
one or two minute talks. A still better way to handle the project
would be to have the best posters from different schools. In this case
at least one pupil from each school should be invited to present the
posters from his school.
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