FIRST GRADE SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS 31 



his father had taken his mother to a resort in the mountains, 

 as her health was very delicate. Why did she go up into the 

 mountains ? 



Pupil. Summer 

 weather is so hot in the 

 city that it makes many 

 people ill. She went in- 

 to the mountains where 

 it is cool in summer. 



Teacher. When the 

 days became cooler in 

 the city, she returned, 

 and promised Albert 

 that as soon as they got 

 the fall work done and 

 everything fixed for the 

 coming winter, he might 

 go to visit his cousin, 

 Ray Wheeler, who lived 

 in the country. Albert 

 was delighted with this 

 promise and pitched into 

 the work right manfully 

 in order to get it done 

 as soon as possible. 

 What work did he have 

 to do? 



Pupil. Rake the fallen leaves from the lawn and burn 

 them. 



Teacher. What else? 



Pupil. He cleaned out the furnace and prepared a quan- 

 tity of kindlings to be used, if needed, while he was away. 



FIRST GRADE CALENDAR 



The card for each month is prepared by the teacher; 

 the pupils fill in the dates. Often the conditions 

 of the weather, clouds, wind, phases of the moon, 

 etc., are indicated at the same time that the 

 date is entered. (See Calendar, p. 56.) 



